website predecessor birth_place party profession office birth_date term_start article_title name alma_mater
http://www.melinabath.com.au/ danny o'brien fish creek , victoria , australia the nationals teacher member region of the victorian legislative council for eastern victoria 18 december 1966 16 april 2015 melina bath
 melina bath university of melbourne
melina bath

melina gaye bath -lrb- born 18 december 1966 -rrb- is an australian politician and former schoolteacher , who is a the nationals member of the victorian legislative council representing the eastern victoria region .
bath studied a science degree and diploma of education at the university of melbourne and was a mathematics and science teacher at mirboo north secondary college .
prior to teaching , she ran a health food store in leongatha for twelve years .
in march 2015 , she was preselected by the national party to replace danny o'brien , who had resigned his seat in the legislative council 's eastern victoria region to contest the lower house seat of gippsland south at the gippsland south state by-election , 2015 , following the retirement of the long standing mp , peter ryan .
