MEET SAM
Sam Hibbins is the State Member for Prahran.
He has lived in the Prahran electorate for over 10 years and currently lives in St Kilda with his wife and two children.
Sam holds the portfolios of Transport, Education and LGBTI Equality for the Victorian Greens.
In 2014 Sam made history by being one of the first ever Greens MPs elected to the lower house of the Victorian Parliament and was re-elected in 2018. You can read his inaugural speech here.
Sam was a local government councillor from 2012 to 2014, as one of two Greens elected to the City of Stonnington. On council he worked to secure sustainability programs, better bike infrastructure, more open space and advocated for better public transport.
Sam has previously worked in social services and holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Social Policy and Research.
He grew up on a hobby farm in Hastings on the Mornington Peninsula and then in the suburb of Frankston, where he attended Frankston TAFE.
You will often find Sam out and about on Chapel Street, getting coffee or browsing second-hand book stores. Sam is a commuter cyclist and his interests include football, cricket, Star Wars films and running.
Sam Hibbins MP
Member for Prahran