Preceded by New seat Succeeded by Seat abolished | Name Dee Ryall | |
Born 16 June 1967 (age 57) ( 1967-06-16 ) Political party Liberal Party of Australia | ||
Deanne Sharon "Dee" Ryall (born 16 June 1967) is an Australian politician and current member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Mitcham for the Liberal Party of Australia from 2010 to 2014 and Ringwood thereafter.
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Personal life
Ryall grew up in Blackburn North, Victoria, where she attended and gained her Higher School Certificate from Blackburn High School. Ryall completed her Certificate of Nursing at The Alfred Hospital in 1988 and in 1991 completed a Bachelor of Nursing from La Trobe University.
Ryall is involved in various community organisations such as the Whitehorse Business Group, the Ringwood Chamber of Commerce and the Ferntree Gully Bushfire Relief Centre following Black Saturday bushfires at Upwey.
Political career
Ryall contested the 2010 Victorian State election in the marginal electorate of Mitcham in metropolitan Melbourne, representing the Liberal Party, winning 52.90% of the vote after preferences had been distributed. Mitcham had been held by Brumby Government Minister Tony Robinson on a margin of 2%.