Harriet Shing
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Harriet Shing | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Shing in 2025 | |
| Minister for Health | |
| Assumed office 15 April 2026 | |
| Premier | Jacinta Allan |
| Preceded by | Mary-Anne Thomas |
| Minister for Ambulance Services | |
| Assumed office 15 April 2026 | |
| Premier | Jacinta Allan |
| Preceded by | Mary-Anne Thomas |
| Minister for Water | |
| Assumed office 15 April 2026 | |
| Premier | Jacinta Allan |
| Preceded by | Gayle Tierney |
| In office 27 June 2022 – 19 December 2024 | |
| Premier | Daniel Andrews Jacinta Allan |
| Preceded by | Lisa Neville |
| Succeeded by | Gayle Tierney |
| Minister for Development Victoria and Precincts | |
| In office 19 December 2024 – 15 April 2026 | |
| Premier | Jacinta Allan |
| Preceded by | Colin Brooks |
| Succeeded by | Jaclyn Symes |
| Minister for Housing and Building | |
| In office 19 December 2024 – 15 April 2026 | |
| Premier | Jacinta Allan |
| Preceded by | Herself (as Minister for Housing) |
| Succeeded by | Nick Staikos |
| Minister for Housing | |
| In office 2 October 2023 – 19 December 2024 | |
| Premier | Jacinta Allan |
| Preceded by | Colin Brooks |
| Succeeded by | Herself (as Minister for Housing and Building) |
| Minister for Equality | |
| In office 27 June 2022 – 19 December 2024 | |
| Premier | Daniel Andrews Jacinta Allan |
| Preceded by | Martin Foley |
| Succeeded by | Vicki Ward |
| Minister for Commonwealth Games Legacy | |
| In office 5 December 2022 – 27 July 2023 | |
| Premier | Daniel Andrews |
| Preceded by | Shaun Leane |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Minister for Regional Development | |
| In office 27 June 2022 – 2 October 2023[1] | |
| Premier | Daniel Andrews |
| Preceded by | Mary-Anne Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Gayle Tierney |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Eastern Victoria Region | |
| Assumed office 29 November 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 October 1976 |
| Party | Labor Party |
| Website | www |
Harriet Claire Su Mei Wong King Shing[2] (born 17 October 1976[citation needed]) is an Australian politician. She is a Labor member of the Victorian Legislative Council, having represented the Eastern Victoria Region since 2014.[3]
Shing is the first openly lesbian member of the Parliament of Victoria.[4] She is also a member of the Labor Left faction of the Labor Party.[5]
In June 2022, Shing was appointed Minister for Equality, Regional Development and Water.[6] This made her Victoria's first cabinet minister with a Chinese background, and along with Steve Dimopoulos, became one of Victoria's first openly gay frontbenchers.[7]
