Nina Springle

Nina Meredith Springle (born 6 March 1973) is an Australian politician. She was a Greens member of the Victorian Legislative Council, having represented South Eastern Metropolitan Region from 2014 to 2018.[1][2]

Nina Springle
Deputy Leader of the Victorian Greens
In office
12 October 2017 – 19 December 2018
LeaderSamantha Ratnam
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byEllen Sandell
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for South Eastern Metropolitan Region
In office
29 November 2014 – 24 November 2018
Personal details
Born
Nina Meredith Springle

(1973-03-06) 6 March 1973
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political party[None]
ChildrenTwo
Alma materDeakin University
Websitehttp://ninaspringle.com.au

In 2014 Springle became the first Greens MP to represent the South Eastern Metropolitan Region in Victoria's Parliament. Springle has worked as a consultant in the community and education sectors.

During her term of office, Springle was the Victorian Greens spokesperson for Families and Children, Multicultural Affairs, Women, Health, Youth Justice, Prevention of Family Violence, Older People, Employment, Industrial Relations, Industry & Trade, Small Business, Digital Rights and Waste Management.

Nina Springle initiated the "Plastic Free Sea" campaign, which aims to stop marine plastic pollution in Victoria, and has worked on developing a container deposit scheme to reduce plastic and metal litter.

Springle was appointed the first Deputy Leader of the Victorian Greens on 12 October 2017, a role she retained until losing her seat at the 2018 state election.[3] She resigned from the party after the election, citing dissatisfaction with the "party establishment" and its response to the loss of seats.[4]

References
  1. Green, Antony. "South Eastern Metropolitan Region". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  2. "Ms Nina Springle". Parliament of Victoria.
  3. "Greens name ex-mayor of Moreland as party leader before she even takes her seat". The Age (Fairfax Media). 12 October 2017. Another upper house member, Nina Springle who has represented the Metropolitan South East Metro electorate since 2014, will be Samantha Ratnam’s deputy.
  4. "Whither the Greens? How a reckoning looms for a party fighting to hang on". The Guardian Australia. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.


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