constituency predecessor successor birth_place nationality party office birth_date term_start article_title term_end name
southern metropolitan region john brumby lynne kosky kim wells bronwyn pike warragul , victoria australian australian labor party member victorian minister for education of the victorian legislative council treasurer of victoria 1 october 1958 30 november 2002 3 august 2007 1 december 2006 john lenders
 29 november 2014 2 december 2010 8 august 2007 john lenders
john lenders

john lenders is an australian politician .
he represented the southern metropolitan region in the victorian legislative council .
he was most notably the minister for education in the bracks government and treasurer of victoria in the brumby government .
he was appointed treasurer in august 2007 following the appointment of premier john brumby and was succeeded on 3 december 2010 after the election of the baillieu government .
lenders also served as the leader of the government in the legislative council during the tenure of the labor government .
he was the leader of the opposition in the legislative council from 2010 to 2014 and held a number of shadow ministries .
lenders retired at the victorian state election , 2014 .
