Gayle Tierney
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Gayle Tierney | |
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| Minister for Water | |
| In office 19 December 2024 – 15 April 2026 | |
| Premier | Jacinta Allan |
| Preceded by | Harriet Shing |
| Succeeded by | Harriet Shing |
| Minister for Skills and TAFE | |
| In office 2 October 2023 – 15 April 2026 | |
| Premier | Jacinta Allan |
| Preceded by | Herself (as Minister for Skills and Training and Minister for Higher Education) |
| Succeeded by | Colin Brooks |
| Minister for Regional Development | |
| In office 2 October 2023 – 19 December 2024 | |
| Premier | Jacinta Allan |
| Preceded by | Harriet Shing |
| Succeeded by | Jaclyn Symes |
| Minister for Agriculture | |
| In office 22 June 2022 – 2 October 2023[1] | |
| Premier | Daniel Andrews Jacinta Allan |
| Preceded by | Mary-Anne Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Ros Spence |
| Minister for Higher Education | |
| In office 29 November 2018 – 2 October 2023[2] | |
| Premier | Daniel Andrews Jacinta Allan |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Herself (as Minister for Skills and TAFE) |
| Minister for Training and Skills | |
| In office 9 November 2016 – 2 October 2023[3] | |
| Premier | Daniel Andrews Jacinnta Allan |
| Preceded by | Steve Herbert |
| Succeeded by | Herself (as Minister for Skills and TAFE) |
| Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council | |
| In office 29 September 2020 – 5 December 2022 | |
| Premier | Daniel Andrews |
| Leader | Jaclyn Symes |
| Preceded by | Jaclyn Symes |
| Succeeded by | Lizzie Blandthorn |
| Minister for Corrections | |
| In office 9 November 2016 – 29 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Herbert |
| Succeeded by | Ben Carroll |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Western Victoria Region | |
| Assumed office 25 November 2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Labor Party |
| Alma mater | Flinders University |
| Website | www |
Gayle Tierney is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council since November 2006, representing Western Victoria Region.[4]
Tierney was the minister for training and skills from November 2016, the minister for higher education from November 2018, and the minister for agriculture from June 2022. She was also the minister for corrections between 2016 and 2018.
Tierney studied politics and Asian studies at Flinders University, before entering the trade union movement.
Notably, she was the first woman to become state secretary of the traditionally male-dominated Vehicle Division of the Automotive, Metals and Engineering Union (now part of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union), having in that role from 1993 to 2006, and was its federal president from 2000 to 2006.
