Candy Broad

Who is Candy Broad?

Candy Celeste Broad is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council since September 1999, first representing the electorate of Melbourne North Province until 2006, and then as a Member for the Northern Victoria region.

After making a name for herself as the Assistant National Secretary of the Australian Labor Party, Broad moved into politics, contesting a safe Labor seat at the 1999 Victorian state election. She was immediately promoted into the ministry and served three years as Minister for Energy and Resources and Minister for Ports. After overseeing a range of changes in this area, she was promoted to Minister for Local Government and Housing after the 2002 election, but was unsuccessful in retaining a frontbench position following the 2006 Victorian State Election.