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Australian politician

Gabrielle de VietriMP
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Richmond
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 November 2022
Preceded byRichard Wynne
Councillor of the City of Yarra
for Langridge Ward
In office
6 November 2020 – 9 December 2022
20th Mayor of Yarra
In office
17 November 2020 – 26 November 2021
Personal details
Born1983 (age 40–41)
Political partyGreens
Signature
Websitegabrielledevietri.org.au

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. From 2020 to 2021, she was mayor of the City of Yarra.

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. She worked as a professional artist until 2019, undertaking numerous residencies and grant projects.

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

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. She was then announced as the Greens candidate for the district of Richmond. De Vietri was successful in this election.

In November 2023 de Vietri was suspended without pay for posting a photo of a climate protest occurring in parliament on social media.

On 20 March 2024, de Vietri introduced a motion in Victorian Parliament supporting the writers involved in the State Library Victoria Teen Writing Bootcamp controversy. The motion acknowledged that the Library had "terminated the contracts of four writers who have spoken in support of Palestine", and that as political censorship is "indefensible" and public institutions are expected to hold "high ethical and transparency standards", the Library should now fully account for its decision. The motion was not passed.

Personal life

De Vietri uses she/her and they/them pronouns. She identifies as queer, making her the first openly LGBTQ woman elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly.

Notes

  1. De Vietri uses both she/her and they/them pronouns. This article uses she/her pronouns for consistency.

References

  1. ^ "ABOUT - Gabrielle de Vietri". Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  2. Hall, Bianca (26 November 2022). "Greens claim the battleground seat of Richmond". The Age. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  3. 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.
  4. ^ De Vietri, Gabrielle . "Gabrielle de Vietri" – via Instagram. Archived from the original on 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Gabrielle de Vietri". Australian Performing Arts Market. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  6. "Councillors". City of Yarra. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  7. de Vietri, Gabrielle (2 August 2022). "Statement from Cr Gabrielle de Vietri". City of Yarra. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  8. "Victorian Candidates". Australian Greens Victoria. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  9. Green, Antony (27 November 2022). "Richmond (Key Seat) - VIC Election 2022". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  10. "'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.
  11. de Vietri, Gabrielle. "Political censorship is indefensible". Twitter. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  12. 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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Preceded byRichard Wynne Member for Richmond
2022–present 		Incumbent
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