Jenny Mikakos

Upper House
Member for Northern Metropolitan Region
Parliamentary Secretary for Planning

Electorate Office:
319 Spring Street
Reservoir VIC 3073
Tel: (03) 9462 3966
Fax: (03) 9460 8808

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About Jenny Mikakos

Jenny has been a Member of the Parliament of Victoria since 1999, firstly as the Member for Jika Jika Province and more recently, as the Member for Northern Metropolitan Region.

Jenny was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Planning following the election of John Brumby as Premier of Victoria in July 2007, to the newly-established Department of Planning and Community Development. From 2002 till 2007 she was Parliamentary Secretary for Justice.

Jenny is currently a member of the Parliamentary Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee, as well as the Legislative Council's Legislation Committee and the Privileges Committee.

Jenny is a life-long resident of her electorate. She grew up in Northcote as the daughter of a migrant working class family and was educated in local schools. Jenny obtained Arts and Law degrees from the University of Melbourne.

She began her involvement in politics as the youngest ever municipal Councillor elected to Northcote Council. Before being elected to Parliament, Jenny was a solicitor for a number of prominent national legal and accounting firms.

Jenny is passionate about social justice, human rights and protecting our environment. Her interest in human rights has seen her be a member of Amnesty International for nearly 20 years.