🔥 Trending Yvette Berry: Australian Politician Resigns Amid Corruption Scandal

Yvette Berry is an Australian politician who has served as the Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and a Labor Party member for Ginninderra ³⁶. She is the daughter of former Speaker Wayne Berry ³.

Political Career and Roles

Berry has been an active figure in ACT politics, representing the Ginninderra electorate in the ACT Legislative Assembly since 2012 ⁷. Her roles have included:

• Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory ³⁶
• Member for Ginninderra ²³

Her political platform and focus areas often revolve around the needs of working families and access to services, reflecting her personal experience as a sole parent living in Macgregor with her two children ⁶⁷.

Recent Resignation from Cabinet

As of July 2026, Yvette Berry resigned from her cabinet positions, including Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister ¹⁵. This decision followed findings by the ACT Integrity Commission regarding "serious corrupt conduct" by two senior public servants within her portfolio, including her former chief of staff, Joshua Ceramidas ¹⁴⁵.

Details of the Resignation

• Date of Resignation: July 2026 ¹
• Reason: Resignation came after the ACT Integrity Commission made findings of serious corrupt conduct against her former chief of staff and her then Director-General of Education ¹⁴⁵⁸.
• Calls for Resignation: Both the Canberra Liberals and the ACT Greens had called for her resignation in the wake of these integrity findings ⁴⁸.

Despite her resignation from cabinet, Berry remains a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Ginninderra ².