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Gabrielle de Vietri

Gabrielle de Vietri

Australian politician

Gabrielle de Vietri (born 1983) is a member of the Victorian Greens elected in the 2022 Victorian state election for the electoral district of Richmond.[2][3]

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Life and career

In 2003, de Vietri earned a Visual Arts Certificate from the École supérieure d'art d'Aix-en-Provence [fr], followed by a Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2005 and a Master of Fine Art from Monash University in 2013.[1] She worked as a professional artist until 2019, undertaking numerous residencies and grant projects.[1]

In 2020, de Vietri was elected a councillor for the Langridge Ward in the City of Yarra.[1][4] She soon became Yarra Mayor, serving until 2021.[5]

De Vietri announced in August 2022 that she would be taking leave from her role at the City of Yarra due to her running in the 2022 state election.[6] She was then announced as the Greens candidate for the district of Richmond.[7] De Vietri was successful in this election.[8]

in November 2023 de Vietri was suspended without pay for posting a photo of a climate protest occurinng in parliament on social media. [9]

Personal life

De Vietri identifies as queer, making her the first openly LGBTQ woman elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[10]

References

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    "ABOUT - Gabrielle de Vietri". Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  2. [2]
    Hall, Bianca (26 November 2022). "Greens claim the battleground seat of Richmond". The Age. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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    Kelly, Cait; Karp, Paul (26 November 2022). "'Greenslide': Victorian Greens celebrate election success while two teals in contention in knife-edge contests". the Guardian. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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    "Councillors". City of Yarra. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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    "Gabrielle de Vietri". Australian Performing Arts Market. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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    de Vietri, Gabrielle (2 August 2022). "Statement from Cr Gabrielle de Vietri". City of Yarra. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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    "Victorian Candidates". Australian Greens Victoria. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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    Green, Antony (27 November 2022). "Richmond (Key Seat) - VIC Election 2022". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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    "'This is a grown-up parliament': Major party MPs vote to suspend Victorian Green over climate protest selfie". ABC News. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  10. [10]
    Thomas, Shibu (28 November 2022). "Greens' Gabrielle de Vietri is Victoria's Newest Out Member of Parliament". Star Observer. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
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