- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE0241
Plibersek, Tanya Joan
- MP
- Born 2 December 1969, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Occupation Parliamentarian
Summary
While completing her BA in Communications (Hons) at the University of Technology Sydney, Plibersek was women’s officer for the UTS Students Association. She campaigned against sexual harassment and instituted a number of measures to improve safety on campus. Before entering parliament, she worked with the Domestic Violence Unit and the New South Wales Ministry for the Status of Women. She was an electorate officer for Senator Bruce Childs and later Senator George Campbell. Plibersek was elected to Federal Parliament as the Member for Sydney in 1998, was re-elected at each general election since then. She is currently a member of the Ministry in the Albanese Government.
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).
Published resources
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Resource Section
- Tanya Plibersek, Member for Sydney, Australian Labor Party, http://www.alp.org.au/people/nsw/plibersek_tanya.php
- Tanya Plibersek MHR, Emily's List Australia, http://www.emilyslist.org.au/candidates/candidate.asp?id=31
- Electoral Division of Sydney (NSW) Ms Tanya Plibersek MP, Australian Parliament House, http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/member.asp?electorate=Sydney
- Edited Book
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Resource
- Trove: Plibersek, Tanya Joan (1969-), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-727063
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Book
- Plibersek, the Hon. Tanya Joan, https://handbook.aph.gov.au/parliamentarians/83M