Harriet Claire Su Mei Wong King Shing (born 17 October 1976) is an Australian politician. She is a Labor member of the Victorian Legislative Council, having represented the Eastern Victoria Region since 2014.
Shing is the first openly lesbian member of the Parliament of Victoria. She is also a member of the Labor Left faction of the Labor Party.
In June 2022, Shing was appointed Minister for Equality, Regional Development and Water. This made her Victoria's first cabinet minister with a Chinese background, and along with Steve Dimopoulos, became one of Victoria's first openly gay frontbenchers.
References
External links
Parliamentary voting record of Harriet Shing at Victorian Parliament Tracker
Living people
Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria
Labor Left politicians
Members of the Victorian Legislative Council
LGBT legislators in Australia
Lesbian politicians
Australian lesbians
21st-century Australian LGBT people
21st-century Australian women politicians
Women members of the Victorian Legislative Council
1976 births
Australian politicians of Asian descent
Australian people of Chinese descent
Ministers for Water (Victoria) Ministers for Equality (Victoria)