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Thomson, Marsha Rose (1955 - )

The Honourable

Born
21 December 1955
Pascoe Vale, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Parliamentarian
Website
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/members/id/166

Summary

In 1999 Marsha Thomson was elected Member of the Legislative Council (ALP) for Melbourne North Province at the Victorian state election. She served as the Minister for Information and Communication Technology and Small Business from 2002 until 2006. In 2006 she moved from the Legislative Council to be elected Member of the Legislative Assembly for Footscray. She held the position of Parliamentary Secretary, Industry and Trade from August 2007 until December 2010. She was re-elected in 2010 but the Labor Government was voted out of office.

She is married to Federal Parliamentian, the Hon. Kelvin Thomson MP, and is the mother of two children, Ben and Naomi.

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  • Herd, Margaret (ed.), Who's who in Australia 2002, 38 edn, Crown Content, Melbourne, 2002, 2020 pp. Details

Anne Heywood

Created: 3 April 2002, Last modified: 25 January 2011

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