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Aiv Puglielli | |
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| Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for North-Eastern Metropolitan Region | |
| Assumed office 26 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Rod Barton |
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Greens |
| Education | Eltham High School |
| Alma mater | Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts |
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| Website | aivpuglielli |
Aiv Puglielli (/eɪv pʊlˈjɛli/ AYV puul-YEL-ee)[1] is an Australian politician who is a member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the Victorian Greens, representing the North-Eastern Metropolitan Region. He was elected in the 2022 Victorian state election on the 24th count.[2][3]
Early life and career
[edit]Puglielli was born and raised in Australia, where he discovered his queer sexual identity during his formative years at Eltham High School.[4][5]
Prior to entering Parliament, Puglielli was an artist, composer, and producer working across the independent arts community in Australia. With a background in classical trumpet and composition, he trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, receiving a Diploma of Music Theatre in 2015.[6] He then completed a Bachelor's degree at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2018.[6]
Puglielli has contributed to projects like the Binary Coalescence Project, The House on Fire at the Edge of the World, and Lady Moon and the Gondolier, and composed works such as Radiation Language and Astronomy on Country, receiving commissions and grants from organisations like National Science Week and the City of Melbourne Arts Grants program.[7] He has also received a mentorship with the Australian Art Orchestra Mentorship Program, and has previous been invited to workshop with the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia.[7]
In 2020, Puglielli advocated for greater diversity and transparency in the Australian musical theatre industry, criticising the Rob Guest Endowment, a prominent musical theatre scholarship in Australia, for its lack of inclusivity and representation of artists of colour.[8]
In May 2023, Puglielli explained to Star Observer that his decision to enter politics was fueled by a determination to ensure young and queer voices are adequately represented in Parliament.[4]
Political career
[edit]Puglielli was elected to the Legislative Council at the 2022 Victorian state election. He is the youngest member of the 60th Parliament of Victoria.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ Puglielli, Aiv (2 December 2022). "🎧55 Days. I present an #ASMR reading of excerpts from today's blog post by @ABC Australia Elections Analyst Antony Green - "if voters want to avoid having their votes grabbed by party tickets, the answer is to #VoteBelowTheLine" 🌿 #VICVotes #politics". Retrieved 13 March 2024 – via TikTok.
- ^ Green, Antony. "North Eastern Metropolitan Region Results – VIC Election 2022". ABC. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ Hui, Jin (30 November 2022). "Locals miss out, but minor party set to win big in Upper House election". Ferntree Gully Star Mail. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ a b Bentley, Brandon (3 May 2023). "Young, Queer & Restless For Change: Aiv Puglielli". Star Observer. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ Puglielli, Aiv (17 May 2023). "Hansard debates". Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ a b WF, James (29 September 2024). "Saturday, 28th, September, 2024: Aiv Puglielli, Greens MP and Member for North Eastern Metropolitan". Saturday Magazine. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Aiv Puglielli". Stories of M. 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ Williams, Carly (17 September 2020). "Australian Musical Theatre Award Cancels 2020 Scholarship After Whitewash Claims". HuffPost. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Unwind, get outside and listen to nature: Summer a time to reconnect and think bigger". The Age. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Greens achieve historic state election result, with doubled party room". Mirage News. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- Living people
- Australian Greens members of the Parliament of Victoria
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Council
- Year of birth missing (living people)
- LGBTQ legislators in Australia
- Australian people of Italian descent
- Politicians from Melbourne
- 21st-century Australian politicians
- Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts alumni