Katherine Copsey

{{Short description|Australian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Katherine Copsey

| honorific-suffix = MLC

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| office = Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Southern Metropolitan Region

| term_start = 26 November 2022

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| predecessor = Clifford Hayes

| successor =

| office1 = 3rd Deputy Mayor of Port Phillip

| term_start1 = 10 November 2016

| term_end1 = 8 November 2017

| predecessor1 = Serge Thomann

| successor1 = Dick Gross

| party = Greens

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| image = 220px

| signature = Katherine Copsey signature 2023.svg

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Katherine Copsey is an Australian politician who is a member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the Greens, representing the Southern Metropolitan Region. She was elected at the 2022 Victorian state election.{{cite news |last1=Ore |first1=Adeshola |title=Victorian 'Greenslide' fails to eventuate but progressives on track for upper house balance of power |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/27/no-victorian-greenslide-but-progressives-on-track-for-upper-house-balance-of-power |access-date=28 November 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=27 November 2022 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=McCubbing |first1=Gus |title=Victorian parliament likely to be 'less bizarre' than the last term |url=https://www.afr.com/politics/victorian-parliament-likely-to-be-less-bizarre-than-the-last-term-20221128-p5c1rm |access-date=28 November 2022 |work=Australian Financial Review |date=28 November 2022 |language=en}}

Prior to entering Parliament, Copsey was a planning and environment lawyer and community organiser.{{cite web |url=https://new.parliament.vic.gov.au/members/katherine-copsey/ |title= Ms Katherine Copsey |website=Parliament of Victoria |access-date=2023-11-01}} She advocates for increased policies to mitigate climate change, reforms to support the interests of renters, and the construction of affordable housing.

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