Former Victorian Labor minister Lynne Kosky dies aged 56 after long illness
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Lynne Kosky was Transport Minister in Steve Bracks' Labor government. (AAP) AAP
Former Victorian state minister Lynne Kosky has died after a long illness aged 56.
Ms Kosky died this morning at her Williamstown home after a lengthy cancer battle.
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She is survived by her husband Jim Williamson and her daughter Hana and son Jackson.
Ms Kosky was a senior minister in the Bracks and Brumby Labor governments and held the ministries of finance, education, public transport and arts.
She was first elected to the state parliament in 1996 in the Legislative Assembly seat of Altona which she held until her resignation in January 2010.
Additional reporting by AAP.
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