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Electorates
- MLC South West Region from 22 May 2001–21 May 2017. Elected to the Thirty-sixth Parliament for South West Region on 10 February 2001 (for term commencing 22 May 2001). Re-elected 2005, 2008, 2013 for terms commencing 22 May. Defeated 11 March 2017 (term concluded 21 May 2017).
Office
- Minister for Child Protection; Community Services; Seniors and Volunteering from 23 September 2008 to 9 February 2009
- Minister for Child Protection; Community Services; Seniors and Volunteering; Women’s Interests from 9 February 2009 to 14 December 2010
- Minister for Child Protection; Community Services; Seniors and Volunteering; Women’s Interests; Youth from 14 December 2010 to 21 March 2013
- Shadow Minister for Great Southern; Seniors from 16 February 2001 to 31 December 2001
- Shadow Minister for Women's Interests; Great Southern from 1 January 2002 to 20 March 2005
- Shadow Minister for Community Development; Great Southern from 20 March 2005 to 23 September 2008
- Shadow Minister for Local Government from 4 February 2006 to 23 September 2008
Committees
- Member, Standing Committee on Environment and Public Affairs from 28 June 2001 to 21 May 2005. Reappointed 26 May 2005–6 November 2008
- Member, Parliamentary Services Committee from 17 August 2005 to 21 May 2017
- Member, Joint Standing Committee on the Commissioner for Children and Young from 21 May 2013 to 21 May 2017
- Chair, Standing Committee on Legislation 22 May 2013–21 May 2017
- Chairperson, Select Committee into the Adequacy for Foster Care Assessment Procedures by the Department for Community Development from 21 September 2005 to 24 August 2006
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Personal Information |
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9 October 1957 |
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Bridgetown, Western Australia |
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Daughter of Richard McEwan, farmer, and Coralie Cockram |
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Married 4 June 1977, Bridgetown Anglican Church to Michael John McSweeney, son of Eric Lloyd and Ethel McSweeney
Children: one son and three daughters |
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Church of England |
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Educated Bridgetown Primary School, Bridgetown High School and Manjimup Senior High School
Murdoch University, 1988–1991—BA (Politics, Philosophy, Sociology)
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Welfare officer and lecturer |
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Welfare Officer, Family and Children’s Services, 1992–1998
TAFE Lecturer and coordinator, New Opportunities for Women, 1995–2000 |
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Councillor, Bridgetown–Greenbushes Shire Council, 1991–1997 |
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Awarded Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM), 13 June 2022 for service to the people and Parliament of Western Australia. |
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Member, WA Women’s Advisory Council, Home and Community Care Board
Member, Families and Children Advisory Council and Juvenile Justice Council
Member, South West Development Advisory Committee
Secretary, Geegeelup Aged Care
Previous member, Child Health Committee and Family Centre Committee (now Child Health and Family Centre Committee)
President, Child Health and Family Centre Committee |
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D Black and G Bolton, eds, Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume two 1930-2010, Western Australian Parliamentary History Project, Perth, WA, 2011, p. 168.
Parliament of Western Australia website. Current Members. Accessed 28 May 2015. |
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