The family of Victorian Labor MP Jane Garrett has accepted a state funeral to farewell the former emergency services minister who has died from breast cancer at the age of 49.
The family of Victorian Labor MP Jane Garrett has accepted a state funeral to farewell the former emergency services minister who died from breast cancer at the age of 49.Jane Garrett died of breast cancer.“This afternoon, Jane Garrett’s family advised me they will accept the offer of a state funeral,” he wrote on Twitter.
Ms Garrett, an MP since 2010, was diagnosed with cancer in 2016 and announced late last year she would not stand forThe member for Brunswick and for Eastern Victoria quit cabinet in 2016 over a controversial firefighters’ union pay deal. Former Victorian premier Steve Bracks also paid tribute to Ms Garrett as a committed public servant. She had worked for him for four years as a senior adviser during his premiership.
“She did that. She didn’t waste a minute. She lived a life of service, as a lawyer, adviser, mayor, member of parliament and minister”Mr Andrews also spoke of Ms Garrett’s heartfelt advocacy for working people.
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