Jennifer Kanis
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Jennifer Kanis | |
|---|---|
 Kanis in 2012 | |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Melbourne | |
| In office 21 July 2012 – 29 November 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Bronwyn Pike |
| Succeeded by | Ellen Sandell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 April 1970 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Party | Labor |
| Spouse | Davydd Griffiths |
| Children | None |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne La Trobe University |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Jennifer Kanis (born 16 April 1970[citation needed]) is an Australian lawyer and a former politician.
Kanis was born in Melbourne to migrant parents—a Greek father and Italian mother.[1] She studied an Arts degree at the University of Melbourne, and also gained postgraduate qualifications in education.[2] She worked as an English and literature teacher, and then enrolled to study industrial law at La Trobe University.
After graduation, she took a job with Holding Redlich—the law firm founded by former Victorian Labor leader Clyde Holding—and became a senior associate of the firm.
In 2008, she was elected to Melbourne City Council.[3]
She was the Labor Party member for Melbourne in the Victorian Legislative Assembly between 2012 and 2014.