Kilkenny first entered parliament at the 2014 Victorian state election when she narrowly won the seat off the Liberal incumbent, before holding the seat at the 2018 Victorian state election with an 11.2 per cent swing, one of the biggest swings in the election.[6]
Kilkenny served on the Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee and was an Acting Speaker in the Legislative Assembly.[7]
On 29 November 2018, Kilkenny was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Early Childhood Education and in 2020 appointed Cabinet Secretary.[8]
Kilkenny was appointed as Minister for Corrections, Minister for Youth Justice, Minister for Victim Support and Minister for Fishing and Boating as part of a June 2022 cabinet reshuffle.[9] She was sworn in on 4 July,[10] a week after the rest of the cabinet, due to isolating after contracting COVID-19.[11]
On 5 December 2022, Kilkenny was sworn in as the Minister for Planning and the Minister for Outdoor Recreation.[12]
In October 2023, Kilkenny was appointed as Minister for the Suburbs, in addition to continuing as Planning Minister.[13]
References
^"ANMT Annual Report 2013"(PDF). nationaltheatre.org.au. Australian National Memorial Theatre. Archived from the original(PDF) on 5 March 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
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