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Jessica Kate Wilson (born 25 April 1990) is an Australian politician who is the member for Kew in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, representing the Liberal Party. Prior to her candidacy at the 2022 Victorian state election, Wilson was Executive Director of Policy at the Business Council of Australia.
Wilson was preselected to be Liberal candidate for the traditionally safe Liberal seat of Kew after defeating a number of pre-selection candidates including a senior Victorian Liberal figure, David Davis. At the 2022 Victorian state election, she defeated teal independent Sophie Torney and Labor candidate Lucy Skelton.
On 18 December 2022, Liberal Party leader John Pesutto announced that Wilson would join the opposition front bench becoming the Shadow Minister for Finance, Shadow Minister for Economic Reform and Regulation, and Shadow Minister for Home Ownership and Housing Affordability. On 2 October 2023, as part of a cabinet reshuffle, Wilson became the Shadow Minister for Early Childhood and Education in lieu of Home Ownership and Housing Affordability, retaining the Shadow Minister for Finance, and Shadow Minister for Economic Reform and Regulation portfolios.
In 2023, Wilson was the only Victorian Liberal MP who publicly supported the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
On Boxing Day 2024 (26 December) she announced that she would nominate for the leadership of the Victoria Liberal Parliamentary Party if the following day’s spill motion was successful. She was eliminated in the first round of voting.
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