- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE1919
Merton, Rachel
(1975 – )- Nationality Australian
- Born 30 April, 1975
- Occupation Political staffer
Summary
A student activist who ran once for election to the Legislative Assembly. That was in 1999 as a Liberal Party candidate for the seat of Wentworthville. Rachel was active in student affairs while at Macquarie University where she obtained a B.A. (Psychology) and Graduate Certificate (Human Resources). She was a delegate to the National Union of Students 1995-6 and President of the Macquarie University Liberal Club. Rachel Merton was also a delegate to State Council 1995 and on the Convention Committee 1995-6.
Published resources
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Site Exhibition
- Putting Skirts on the Sacred Benches: Women Candidates for the New South Wales Parliament, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2006, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/pssb/home.html
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Resource
- Trove: Merton, Rachel (1975-), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-736088