VICTORIA'S LIBERAL PARTY HAS A NEW PARLIAMENTARY LEADERSHIP DUO
LEADER MICHAEL O'BRIEN
* Born August 5, 1971, Dublin
* Married with two children
* Worked as a lawyer including as legal counsel and senior advisor for federal Howard government treasurer Peter Costello
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* Was elected to Malvern in 2006
* Served as treasurer in 2013 and 2014, after being energy and resources, consumer affair and gaming minister from 2010
* Spent the past four years as shadow treasurer
* "We believe in equality of opportunity, we believe everyone no matter who they are, where they come from has the right and the opportunity to be able to achieve the utmost in life, that's what motivated me to join the Liberal Party as a school kid back in 1989" - December 6, 2018
DEPUTY LEADER CINDY MCLEISH
* Born April 26, 1962, Yea (northeast of Melbourne)
* Partnered with one child
* Born and raised on a cattle and sheep farm and continues to farm at Yea
* Registered as a psychologist, worked as a secondary school maths and science teacher, completed an MBA and worked for a consultancy firm in organisational effectiveness and leadership
* Elected as member for Seymour in 2010, then became inaugural Eildon MP in 2014
* One of just three Liberal women to be elected to the lower house in 2018
* "I'd like to see a lot more women in parliament, I'd like to see a lot more Liberals in parliament actually to be truthful, we've taken a bit of a hit and we've got to re-establish ourselves within the community" - December 6, 2018.
