(Virginia) Dianne Virginia Judge (b.19 August 1956) is an Australian politician. She is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
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Early life
Judge was born in Cooma, where her father worked as a surveyor on the Snowy Mountain Scheme and was educated in Canberra. She received a Bachelor of Education from the Canberra School of Music.[1]
Judge taught in primary and secondary schools in Sydney and Canberra, including at the Evandale Special School in Croydon, a school catering for intellectual disabled students. She also worked as a volunteer abroad for the Overseas Service Bureau in Tonga and as a project officer for small non-government organisation, The Australian Foundation for the Peoples of the South Pacific, delivering items such as humidicribs, toilets and ovens to Pacific islands such as Nauru, the Solomon Islands and Fiji.[1]
Judge returned to Sydney,and worked in real estate, qualifying for her real estate licence. She was also studying Law part-time at Macquarie University prior to her election to the Legislative Assembly.[1]
Political career
Judge was elected to Strathfield Council in 1995 and served until 2004. Almost immediately after being elected, she was accused of speaking and voting against an application for a development approval without declaring a conflict of interest, as her real estate agency, and allegedly herself, stood to benefit if it was approved. This charge was dismissed by the Department of Local Government.[2] She later found employment in former Minister for Fisheries Eddie Obeid's office.
She was Mayor from 2001 to 2003 when she entered the NSW Parliament.
Judge was elected as member for Strathfield in 2003, representing the Australian Labor Party.[3] The seat has traditionally been held by the Liberal Party of Australia, but she won it with a 15% majority.[4]
Following the elevation of Nathan Rees as NSW Premier, Judge was appointed fair trading minister. She also has responsibility for citizenship and will assist the minister for the arts (Premier Nathan Rees).
Notes
- ^ a b c "Judge, (Dianne) Virginia". Australian Women. http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE1863b.htm. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
- ^ "Re: Councillor Dianne Virginia Judge" (PDF). Department of Local Government. http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/documents/Information/dec0495.pdf. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
- ^ "Ms (Virginia) Dianne Virginia Judge, B.Ed. MP". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Prod/Parlment/Members.nsf/d890a06557517cedca256e700008765e/1b9973c4fd6ddebaca256cfa0012c0c7!OpenDocument. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
- ^ "Strathfield". Election Guide. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2007/guide/stra.htm. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
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| Parliament of New South Wales | ||
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| Preceded by Paul Whelan |
Member for Strathfield 2003 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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