- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE4115
Crawford, Mary Catherine
- AM
- Born 12 April 1947, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
- Occupation Parliamentarian, Teacher
Summary
A member of the Australian Labor Party, Mary Crawford was elected to the House of Representatives of the Australian Parliament as the Member for Forde, Queensland, at the 1987 federal election. In 1994 she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Housing and Regional Development in the Keating Government and held that position until her defeat at the 1996 election. A complete record of her parliamentary service, including a link to her first speech, can be found in the Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia (see below).
Details
Mary Crawford completed her tertiary education at the University of Queensland and worked as a teacher before entering parliament.
Events
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2020
For significant service to women, and to the people and Parliament of Australia.
Archival resources
Published resources
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Book
- Sticks and stones: report on violence in Australian schools, Australia. Parliament. House of Representatives. Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training, 1994
- Crawford, the Hon. Mary Catherine, AM, https://handbook.aph.gov.au/parliamentarians/WF4
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Resource
- Trove: Crawford, Mary Catherine (1947-), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-720056