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Bignold, Marie May (1927 - )

Born
14 September 1927
Kiama, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Lawyer and Parliamentarian

Summary

Marie Bignold was a member Call To Australia Group (CTA). She was a member of the directly elected Legislative Council from 1984-1991. Date of Election 5 December 1984. The first woman lawyer to take a seat in the Legislative Council.

Sources used to compile this entry: http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/6ec131612f24824cca256ce70004b1b2/2f6be0bfe556f366ca256a4600134895!OpenDocument [accessed 2006-03-28].

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Created: 5 April 2006, Last modified: 7 May 2009

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Denis Bignold - 1 November 2011, 2:02 PM EST

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