More recently, she has also used her platform to call for the party to return to its core values: supporting home ownership, tackling the budget and addressing crime.
Elected to the blue-ribbon seat of Kew in 2022, Wilson was immediately promoted to the frontbench as part of a new guard of Liberal MPs keen to rebuild the battered Victorian party.
As a Millennial MP, Wilson also sees housing affordability as key to the Coalition’s path back to power.
“It is concerning that the rate of home ownership has been in decline for decades, especially among younger Victorians,” she told parliament.
“Home ownership gives individuals and families a stake in their future and in their community.
“I know how difficult it is for my peers in their late 20s and 30s, working hard, saving for a deposit, being outbid at auctions and being hit with stamp duty as almost a second deposit.”
Wilson married husband Aaron Lane – also a former Young Liberals president – in 2017.
In 2014, he was preselected to contest an upper house seat for the Liberlas but resigned before election day over social media posts.
Wilson and Lane, who now works as a barrister and academic, welcomed their first child, a son called Patrick, in August 2024.
Wilson put her hand up to lead the party when her moderate ally John Pesutto faced a challenge from Brad Battin late last year. She was unsuccessful in her bid, paving the way for Battin to take over as opposition leader.
But after 11 months as party leader, Battin struggled to unite the deeply fractured Liberals, and a recent reshuffle – in which Wilson was promoted to shadow treasurer – triggered fresh anger in the party room.
Wilson had been widely viewed as the standout performer in the Liberal Party this year. MPs have privately praised her energy and efficiency in mastering her portfolios, as well as her clear communication style.
If successful, Wilson would be in a head-to-head contest at the state election against Premier Jacinta Allan to become the first woman to win a state election in Victoria.
Allan and Joan Kirner both took the top job from their predecessors without winning the electoral vote.
