Cassandra Fernando
Cassandra Fernando | |
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Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Holt | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Byrne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 September 1987 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Political party | Labor |
| Alma mater | Box Hill Institute |
| Occupation | Pastry cook Trade unionist |
Cassandra Fernando (born 18 September 1987) is a Sri Lankan-born Australian politician and trade unionist who has served as the member of parliament (MP) for the Victorian division of Holt since 2022. She is a member of the Labor Party and the first Sri Lankan-born woman to be seated in the Australian parliament.