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Varty, Rosemary (1933 - )

The Honourable

Born
20 December 1933
Lilydale, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Parliamentarian
Alternative Names
  • Aitken, Rosemary (maiden name)
Website
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregfull.cfm?mid=44

Summary

A member of the Liberal Party of Australia, Rosemary Varty served as the member for Nunawading Province in the Legislative Council of the Victorian Parliament from 1985-1992 and for Silvan from 1992-99. She held the position of Parliamentary Secretary to Cabinet from 1992-99.

Details

Before entering state parliament, Rosemary Varty was a councillor for the City of Box Hill from 1981-84. Her former occupations included those of financial controller and administration manager from 1962-84.
Within the Liberal Party she was active on the Central Women's Committee from 1979.

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See also

  • Victorian Parliamentary Handbook / prepared by direction of the President of the Legislative Council and the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Parliament of Victoria, Melbourne, 1989, 106 pp. Details
  • 'The Liberal Party of Australia Federal Women's Committee: History and Achievements 1945-2003', in The Liberal Party of Australia, 2003, http://www.liberal.org.au/documents/fwc_history.pdf. Details
  • Neto, Maryanne (researcher) (ed.), Who's who in Australia 1998, 38 edn, Information Australia Group Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 1997, 1720 pp. Details

Rosemary Francis

Created: 8 July 2005, Last modified: 29 April 2009

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