Parliamentary & DIIRD Secretaries
Topics on this page include:
- Secretary DIIRD
- Parliamentary Secretary for Regional and Rural Development
- Parliamentary Secretary for Industrial Relations
- Parliamentary Secretary for Industry and Trade
Secretary DIIRD
Howard Ronaldson
Contact details
Level 36
121 Exhibition St, Melbourne
Vic, 3001 AUS
Email: howard.ronaldson@diird.vic.gov.au
Howard Ronaldson was the Secretary of Department of Infrastructure, a position he held from December 2002. He brings vast experience to DIIRD in negotiating complex commercial arrangements between the private sector and government and providing strategic policy advice on key links between infrastructure and the economy.
Howard has also held executive positions in DIIRD and the Department of Premier and Cabinet, and was previously the Director of Gaming, the Director of Crown Lands and the Director of Housing in Victoria. He also worked in Canberra as the Chief Executive and Under Treasurer of the Department of Treasury, Australian Capital Territory.
Parliamentary Secretary for Regional and Rural Development
The Hon Kaye Darveniza MLC
Contact details
Level 36
121 Exhibition St, Melbourne
Vic, 3000 AUS
Tel: (+ 61 3) 9651 9514
Fax: (+ 61 3) 9651 9704
Email: kaye.darveniza@parliament.vic.gov.au
Kaye Darveniza was first elected to Victoria's Legislative Council as a member for Melbourne West Province in 1999. Ms Darveniza now represents the province of Northern Victoria having gained election in November 2006.
In December 2006, she became Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development, having served for seven years as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier. Her role as a Parliamentary Secretary involves:
supporting sustained economic and industry development, as outlined in the $502 million Moving Forward in Provincial Victoria blueprint
helping create high-quality infrastructure in regional areas using the Regional Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF)
She served on the Economic Development Committee and the Legislative Council Printing Committee 1999 – 2003, and on the Library Committee from 2003 to 2006.
Ms Darveniza spent 10 years as State Secretary of the Health and Community Services Union before her election to Parliament.
She was also National President and Vice President of the Health Services Union of Australia. Ms Darveniza qualified as a registered nurse in 1975 and worked mainly in the field of Psychiatry.
Parliamentary Secretary for Industrial Relations
Ms Jaala Pulford
Contact details
2 Peel Street, South Ballarat
Vic, 3350 AUS
Tel: (+ 61 3) 5332 2405
Fax: (+ 61 3) 5333 3109
Email: jaala.pulford@parliament.vic.gov.au
Parliamentary Secretary for Industry and Trade
Hon. Marsha Thomson MLA
Contact details
206 Nicholson Street, Footscray
Vic, 3011 AUS
Tel: (+ 61 3) 9689 4283
Fax: (+ 61 3) 9689 5979
Email: marsha.thomson@parliament.vic.gov.au