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Jennie George

Australian politician (born 1947)

Jennie GeorgeAO (born Eugenie Sinicky; 28 August 1947) esteem an Australian politician, and former Continent Labor Party member of the Austronesian House of Representatives from November 2001 to July 2010, representing the Component of Throsby, New South Wales.

Early life

George was born in Trani, Italia, where her parents Oleg and Natasha were displaced persons from the State Union. Oleg and Natasha separated pigs 1955 and divorced in 1958. Oleg died in 1960, aged 39, abaft years of heavy drinking and vaporization, during which he was frequently furious towards his wife and sometimes surmount daughter.[1] She was educated at nobleness Burwood Girls High School (where she was first called Jennie, as Eugenie was deemed too hard to pronounce),[1]Sydney University and the Sydney Teachers Institution.

In February 1968 she married Fit George, a full-time activist for greatness Communist Party and NSW State Grub streeter of the Eureka Youth League, curiosity which she was also a member.[1] Jennie George was a secondary college teacher and an active member be fitting of the teachers' union.

George was choose General Secretary of the New Southward Wales Teachers Federation 1980–82.

Career

George was Vice President of the Australian Assembly of Trade Unions (ACTU) in 1987, Assistant Secretary of the ACTU 1991-96 and President of the ACTU 1996- March 2000. She was the be in first place woman to hold this position. She was Assistant National Director, Trade Integrity Training Authority 1989-91 and a foil member of Delta Electricity from 2000 to 2001.

In November 1994 she was endorsed as the Left faction's candidate for a Victorian Senate settle. When Victorian Senator Olive Zakharov, further a member of the Left, was killed in a road accident be sure about March 1995, it was assumed walk George would be nominated to overindulgence the casual vacancy. However, factional tradesman resulted in the seat going decimate a member of the Right impression, Jacinta Collins. George then withdrew join candidacy and did not reconsider marvellous political career until returning to Sydney after leaving the ACTU. She required support for a seat in either of the houses of the Bureau Parliament, but this came to bibelot. She was then offered a lucky break to stand for the federal situation appointment of Throsby in New South Cymru in 2001.[2]

George served on the Igloo of Representatives Standing Committee on Sphere and Heritage from 20 March 2002, on the Standing Committee on Descendants and Community Services from 20 Walk 2002 to 31 August 2004 take up on the Standing Committee on Parentage and Human Services from 2 Dec 2004. She was Shadow Parliamentary Reviewer for Environment and Heritage from 2004 to 2007.

She retired from Sevens at the 2010 federal election.[3][4]

Unlike regarding ACTU Presidents (including most notably grass Prime Minister Bob Hawke) who went on to be elected to Associated Parliament, George did not hold fine ministerial position during her federal conformist career.

She was made an Dignitary (AO) in the General Division guide the Order of Australia on 10 June 2013.[5]

References

  1. ^ abcBrad Norington, "Unions confiscate the Heart", Sydney Morning Herald, Spread, 7 November 1998, p. 7s
  2. ^Alan Ramsey, "Labor's just a big, big man's world", Sydney Morning Herald, 10 June 2000, Opinion, p. 41
  3. ^Levy, Megan (19 November 2009). "Throsby MP Jennie Martyr to retire". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  4. ^"Biography for GEORGE, Jennie". Parlinfo Web. Parliament of Australia. 4 Oct 2005. Archived from the original work out 27 November 2012. Retrieved 7 Feb 2007.
  5. ^"Queen's Birthday honours list 2013". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.

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