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Nori, Sandra (1953 - )

 
Politician
Born: 16 June 1953  Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Sandra Nori has been a successful ALP Member of Parliament for nearly two decades:
Elected, New South Wales Legislative Assembly, McKell, 1988 - Seat abolished 1991
Elected, New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Port Jackson, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003
Minister for State Development 1996
Minister for Tourism and Small Business 1999-
Minister for Women 2002-
Minister for Sport and Recreation 2003-


Career Highlights

Sandra Nori was born in Newcastle, of Italian parents. She was educated at Petersham Girls High School and the University of Sydney (B.Ec.).

She worked as co-ordinator, South Sydney Women’s Health Centre 1976-78, Health worker, Leichhardt Community Health Centre 1981-2, and Research Officer to Peter Baldwin, MHR, 1983-4. She was a member of the NSW Social Security Appeals Tribunal 1987-88.

She married John Faulkner, and they had two children, Bonnie and Lachlan. Marriage dissolved.

 
Sources used to compile this entry: http://www.sandranori.net (accessed 19 November 2004); http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf {current members} (accessed 19 November 2004); http://www.emilyslist.org.au/news/editorial.asp?id=163 (accessed 11 July 2005).
 

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Created: 1 February 2006

Published by National Foundation for Australian Women on Australian Women's Archives Project Web Site
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Updated: 23 December 2008
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