Rebecca VASSAROTTI
ACT Greens
Member for Kurrajong
CONTACT
Ph: (02) 6207 8975
vassarotti@act.gov.au
GPO Box 1020
Canberra ACT 2601
Assembly service
- Elected 28 October 2020
Parliamentary positions
- Deputy Leader of the ACT Greens (since March 2024)
Ministerial appointments
- Minister for the Environment, Parks, and Land Management (since November 2020)
- Minister for Heritage (since November 2020)
- Minister for Homelessness and Housing Services (since November 2020)
- Minister for Sustainable Building and Construction (since November 2020)
About Rebecca Vassarotti
Inaugural speech
Rebecca Vassarotti gave her inaugural speech to the Assembly on 2 December 2020.
Member's videos
Previous occupations, qualifications
Occupations
- Community member, ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal
- Community sector leader – including Executive Director, YWCA Canberra; Deputy CEO, Australian Council of Social Service; and Executive Director, International Network on Hepatitis and Substance Use
- Independent consultant to the health and human services sector
Qualifications
- Company Directors Course (Update), Australian Institute of Company Directors (2015)
- Company Directors Course, Australian Institute of Company Directors (2005)
- Masters in Environmental Law, Australian National University (2000)
- Bachelor of Arts Degree (Majors in Anthropology and Political Science), Australian National University (1994)
Community activities
Previous voluntary board member positions in community organisations in areas including homelessness and drug treatment services
Personal
Rebecca was born in Canberra in 1972. She lives in Dickson with her partner and three children.
Interests
Reading, travel