Emily Suvaal
Emily Suvaal | |
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Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
Assumed office 25 March 2023 | |
Personal details | |
Nationality | NSW Labor |
Spouse | Jay |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Cessnock |
Occupation | Trade unionist |
Emily Suvaal is an Australian politician, nurse and trade unionist. She was elected as a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council at the 2023 state election.
Career
Suvaal is a registered nurse and has been a representative on the "A Healthy Society Policy Committee" of NSW Labor since 2019.
Personal life
Suvaal resides in Cessnock with her husband Jay. She has two sons and volunteers on the board of directors for the community childcare centre attended by them.[1]
Suvaal is passionate about improving community mental health services after her own experience of anorexia from teenage years to young adulthood.[6]
References
- ^ Australian Labor Party (NSW). Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ Martin, Sarah (20 September 2021). "Labor candidate's social media taunt aimed at coalmining opponents stokes preselection anger". Guardian Australia. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- The Newcastle Herald. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ Smith, Alexandra (20 September 2022). "NSW Labor frontbencher delivers extraordinary attack on one of her own". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Candidates - Legislative Council Group D: LABOR". Elections NSW. New South Wales Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ Rose, Tamsin (16 July 2023). "'Nobody knew': how Emily Suvaal came to recount her fight with anorexia in NSW's parliament". The Guardian.