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Australian Women
Biographical entry
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Crosio, Janice Ann (1939 - )The Honourable, MBE, MP |
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| Born: 3 January 1939 Granville, New South Wales, Australia | |
Janice Crosio was the first woman Cabinet Minister of New South Wales, and first woman to serve on the executive at all three levels of government - local, state and federal. She was elected to the House of Representatives (ALP) for the seat of Prospect, New South Wales, in 1990 and retired in 2004. She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) on 30 December 1978 for services to local government. |
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Parliamentary and Local Government career
State Government: MLA Fairfield (New SouthWales), 1981, 1984; MLA Smithfield (New South Wales), 1988 Federal Government: House of Representatives, Member for Prospect (New South Wales), 1990 Retired: 2004 Janice Crosio served on the Fairfield City Council (NSW) from 1971 to 1980 and became the first female Mayor of that council in 1974. She was re-elected in 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980. She transferred to the NSW State parliament in 1981 when she was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Fairfield. She held that seat from 19 September 1981 to 22 February 1988, moving to Smithfield from 27 April 1988 until she resigned on 17 February 1990. Crosio was Minister for Natural Resources from 5 April 1984 to 6 February 1986; Minister for Local Government from 6 February 1986 to 25 March 1988; Minister for Water Resources from 4 July 1986 to 25 March 1988 and Assistant Minister for Transport from 26 November 1987 to 25 March 1988. After entering federal parliament in 1990 she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Environment, Sport and Territories from 23 December 1993 to 25 March 1994 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Security from 25 March 1994 to 11 March 1996. In 2001, she was elected Chief Opposition Whip in the House of Representatives. Crosio was awarded the Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Medal in 1977 and the Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 1980. Events
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| Sources used to compile this entry: Who's Who 2002; http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/biography.asp?id=7T4 accessed 14/11/01; http://www.alp.org.au/people/people.html?seat=prospect accessed 14/11/01. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Published by National Foundation for Australian Women on Australian Women's Archives Project Web Site Comments, questions, corrections and additions: awap@womenaustralia.info Prepared by: Acknowledgements Updated: 16 October 2008 http://womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE0180b.htm |