Rebecca Vassarotti

Rebecca Vassarotti (born 1972)[1] is a member of parliament in the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly representing the ACT Greens.[2]

Rebecca Vassarotti
MLA
Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
for Kurrajong
Assumed office
17 October 2020
Minister for Environment and Heritage
Assumed office
4 November 2020
LeaderAndrew Barr
Minister for Homelessness and Housing Services
Assumed office
4 November 2020
LeaderAndrew Barr
Personal details
Born1972 (age 50–51)
NationalityAustralian
Political partyGreens

Vassarotti was born and raised in Canberra. Her mother was a teacher and is an advocate for public schooling.[3]

Vassarotti spent ten years with the YWCA in Canberra, including as executive director.[4] She worked as a consultant in the not for profit sector, and was director on the board of numerous companies. She was a finalist for the ACT Australian of the Year.[5] She is also an advocate for a reduction in the access to poker machines and is the Greens spokesperson on that issue.[6][7]

At the 2020 Australian Capital Territory general election Vassarotti won one of the five seats in Kurrajong, taking the seat from the Liberals' Candice Burch.[8] Following agreement between Labor and the Greens that the latter have three ministerial portfolios, Vassarotti immediately was appointed Minister for Environment and Heritage, Minister for Homelessness and Housing Services, and Minister for Sustainable Building and Construction.[9]

References
  1. "Rebecca Vassarotti". smartvote Australia. Australian National University.
  2. "Rebecca Vassarotti | ACT Greens". The ACT Greens. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. "REBECCA VASSAROTTI". issuu. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. Flannery, Hannah (24 July 2013). "Canberra Close Up: Rebecca Vassarotti". ABC Local. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  5. "Our Board Members - The Early Morning Centre Canberra". The Early Morning Centre. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  6. Weaver, Michael. "Clubs say Greens' pokies plan treats "Canberrans like they're children"". The RiotACT. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  7. "YWCA Canberra: Meet a member – Rebecca Vassarotti". ywca-canberra.org.au. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  8. "ACT Election 2020 Results - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  9. Bladen, Lucy; Jervis-Bardy, Dan (3 November 2020). "Andrew Barr unveils new ACT cabinet". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 3 November 2020.


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