Eden Foster

Eden Foster
MP
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Mulgrave
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 November 2023
Preceded byDaniel Andrews
Mayor of Greater Dandenong
In office
10 November 2022 – 16 November 2023
Preceded byJim Memeti
Succeeded byLana Formoso
Councillor of the
City of Greater Dandenong
for Yarraman Ward
In office
24 October 2020 – 25 March 2024
Preceded byNew ward
Succeeded byPhillip Danh
Personal details
Political partyLabor

Eden Foster (born 1981) is an Australian politician who has served in the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the member for Mulgrave since 2023.[1]

Political career

Foster joined the Victorian Labor Party in 2019, and was elected to the City of Greater Dandenong in Yarraman Ward at the 2020 Victorian local elections.[2] In November 2022, she was elected as mayor by a vote of fellow councillors.[3][4]

On 6 October 2023, Foster was chosen as Labor's candidate for the Mulgrave by-election following the resignation of incumbent MP and premier Daniel Andrews.[5] She was subsequently comfortably elected, becoming the first woman to represent the Division of Mulgrave.[6]

The by-election for Yarraman Ward, triggered by Foster's resignation from council, was won by Phillip Danh in March 2024.[7][8]

Foster is a member of the Parliament of Victoria's Integrity and Oversight Committee. [9]

Personal life

Foster's mother was born in India and father is Australian. Prior to her election, Foster was a school psychologist at a Catholic school in North Melbourne.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Results - Mulgrave by-election 2023". ABC News. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  2. ^ "'Doing it my way': The battle is on in Daniel Andrews' old seat of Mulgrave". The Age. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  3. ^ "2020 council election results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Foster elected first-time mayor". Dandenong Star Journal. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Mayor running for Mulgrave". Dandenong Star Journal. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Results - Mulgrave by-election 2023". abc.net.au. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Greater Dandenong City Council, Yarraman Ward". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Last night, I was officially sworn in as the councillor for Yarraman Ward". Facebook. Cr Phillip Danh - Greater Dandenong Council. 26 March 2024. Archived from the original on 10 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Eden Foster | Parliament of Victoria". www.parliament.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 10 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Mayor and psychologist Eden Foster likely to be Labor's pick in Mulgrave". The Australian. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Mulgrave
2023–present 		Incumbent