Kate Lundy
Minister for Multicultural Affairs | |
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In office 5 March 2012 – 18 September 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Julia Gillard Kevin Rudd |
Preceded by | Office Created |
Succeeded by | Michaelia Cash |
Minister for Sport | |
In office 5 March 2012 – 1 July 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Julia Gillard |
Preceded by | Mark Arbib |
Succeeded by | Don Farrell |
Senator for the Australian Capital Territory | |
In office 2 March 1996 – 24 March 2015 | |
Preceded by | Bob McMullan |
Succeeded by | Katy Gallagher |
Personal details | |
Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 15 December 1967
Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Residence(s) | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
Website | www |
Kate Alexandra Lundy (born 15 December 1967) is a former
and the Minister Assisting the Minister for Industry and Innovation.Background and early career
Born in Sydney, Lundy left school without completing Year 11 and did not tell her parents.
Political career
In 1996, aged 28, Lundy became the youngest woman from the Australian Labor Party to be elected to the federal parliament;[4] since superseded by Kate Ellis. She replaced Bob McMullan in the Senate when he moved to a lower house seat in that year's election.
After the 1998 election, Lundy was made Shadow Minister for Sport and Youth Affairs and Shadow Minister Assisting the Shadow Minister for Industry and Technology on Information Technology. In 2001 she became Shadow Minister for Information Technology and Sport. She added the Arts and Recreation to her responsibilities in 2003 after Mark Latham became federal Labor leader. She was Shadow Minister for Manufacturing and Consumer Affairs from October 2004 to June 2005, when she was appointed Shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation. With the election of Kevin Rudd as Leader of the Parliamentary Labor Party in December 2006, the responsibilities of Health Promotion and Local Government were added to Lundy's responsibilities for Sport and Recreation.
Following the 2007 federal election, Lundy was replaced by Kate Ellis, who was appointed as Minister for Sport and Minister for Youth.
On 11 September 2010, Lundy was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Citizenship as well as Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and Cabinet as part of the
Lundy is a member of the
On 26 November 2014, Lundy announced that she would not stand for re-election at the 2016 federal election.[4] She resigned from the Senate on 24 March 2015, and the next day former ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher was appointed as her replacement by the ACT Legislative Assembly.
Awards
In 2010 Lundy won the International Top 10 People Changing the World of Internet and Politics at the 11th World
See also
- First Gillard Ministry
- Second Gillard Ministry
- Second Rudd Ministry
References
- ^ Commonwealth of Australia. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Kevin Rudd's new-look ministry". ABC News. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ . Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ a b Thorpe, Clarissa (26 November 2014). "Canberra-based senator Kate Lundy to retire at next federal election". ABC News. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- IDG Communications. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "Lundy the perfect fit as sports minister". Business Spectator. AAP. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ "About Us". Canberra Rowing Club. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
- ^ "Pearcey Foundation". Pearcey.org.au. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "Senator Lundy wins International Top 10 People Changing the World of Internet and Politics". Kate Lundy. 18 October 2010. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.[self-published source]
External links
Media related to Kate Lundy at Wikimedia Commons