Katie Hall (Australian politician)

Kathryn Ann Hall is an Australian politician serving as the elected member for the Electoral district of Footscray in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party

Early Career
Before her election, she was employed as a corporate communications specialist. She was also an advisor to former federal attorney-general Nicola Roxon, and she spent time working at the Australian Council of Trade Unions, City of Melbourne, and Victoria Police.

Political Career
Katie was elected as member for Footscray at the 2018 Victorian state election after the retirement of Marsha Thompson, the former member for Footscray.

Katie is currently the Parliamentary Secretary for Housing, a role she has held since October 2023, She has also held the role of Parliamentary Secretary for Creative Industries since June 2022

Originally a member of Labor Right, Hall defected to Labor Left along with six of her colleagues shortly after the 2022 Victorian state election; the defections of her colleagues and herself meant that Labor Left constituted a majority of the state Labor caucus.

Katie was re-elected as the member for Footscray at the 2022 Victorian state election to serve her second term, defeating Greens Candidate Elena Pereyra.