Fiona Richardson

Lower House
Member for Northcote
Parliamentary Secretary for Treasury & Finance

Electorate Office:

Tel: (03) 9481 5777
Fax: (03) 9482 1613

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About Fiona Richardson

Born in Tanzania in 1966, Fiona Richardson migrated to Australia with her parents and two older brothers in 1969.

Educated at St Thomas’ Primary School and Methodist Ladies College, Fiona completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at Melbourne University majoring in Politics and Psychology in 1988. In 1989 she completed an Honours degree in Politics after being awarded a University scholarship.

After a year assisting in the research of ocular trauma at the Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, Fiona travelled to the UK to live and work. Arriving back in Australia in 1994, Fiona worked for the VACC advocating on behalf of service station operators.

Since 1996 Fiona has worked as an Electorate Officer and Adviser for a number of State and Federal MPs including Mary Gillett, Julia Gillard, Gareth Evens, Martin Ferguson and Stephen Conroy. She has been a member of the Labor Party since 1991.

Fiona’s interests include photography, bushwalking and reading. Fiona is married with two children, Marcus and Catherine.

About Northcote

Location: Northcote District is an inner metropolitan electorate located approximately five kilometres north-east of Melbourne.
Area: 21 square kilometres.
Region: Northern Metropolitan Region
Suburbs: Alphington, Fairfield, Northcote and Thornbury.Part of the suburb of Preston.

Features: Northcote District includes residential areas, the John Cain Memorial Park, most of Yarra Bend Park, and the Northcote shopping complex.