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Wade, Jan Louise Murray (1937 - )

Born
8 July 1937
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Parliamentarian and Lawyer
Alternative Names
  • Murray, Jan Louise (maiden name)
Website
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregfull.cfm?mid=45

Summary

A member of the Liberal Party of Australia, Jan Wade served as the member for Kew in the Legislative Assembly of the Parliament of the State of Victoria from 1988-99. As a Minister in the Liberal Government from 1992-99, she held the portfolios of Attorney-General, Fair Trading and Women's Affairs.

Details

Educated at Sydney Girls' High School, Firbank Church of England Girls' Grammar School and the University of Melbourne, Jan Wade worked as a solicitor in private practice (1964-67), in the Parliamentary Counsel's office from 1970-79 and as president of the Equal Opportunity Board (1985-88) before entering parliament in 1988.

Sources used to compile this entry: Neto, Maryanne (researcher) (ed.), Who's who in Australia 1998, 38 edn, Information Australia Group Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 1997, 1720 pp.

Published resources

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Pamphlets

  • Wade, Jan, Tribunals in the Department of Justice : a principled approach : discussion paper, Attorney General, Melbourne, 1996, 18 pp. Details

Online Resources

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
  • 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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