The Australian Women's Register

Summary

Formerly a secondary school teacher, business manager, retailer, business consultant, and cashmere goat breeder, Fran Bailey served as Secretary of the Liberal Party Yarra Glen Branch from 1984 to 1988, when she became President. She was elected to the House of Representatives for the Liberal Party of Australia in the seat of McEwan, Victoria, in March 1990. She was defeated in 1993, but re-elected in 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 and 2007, before retiring prior to the 2010 election. She sat on a number of parliamentary committees and served in the Howard ministry between 2001 and 2004. For a complete record of her parliamentary career, including her first and valedictory speeches, see the link below to her entry in the Parliamentary Handbook.