Louise Markus
| Louise Markus | |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Greenway |
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| In office 9 October 2004 – 21 August 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Mossfield |
| Succeeded by | Michelle Rowland |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Macquarie |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 21 August 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Debus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 September 1958 Epping, Sydney, New South Wales Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Jim Markus |
| Children | Joshua and Hannah |
| Alma mater | University of New South Wales |
| Profession | Social worker |
| Religion | Assemblies of God in Australia |
| Website | www.louisemarkus.com.au |
Louise Elizabeth Markus (born 6 September 1958), Australian federal politician, is a member of the Australian House of Representatives, initially elected to represent the seat of Greenway in western Sydney for the Liberal Party of Australia at the 2004 federal election. Following an unfavourable redistribution in 2010, she moved to the seat of Macquarie.
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[edit] Early years and background
She was educated at the University of New South Wales, graduating in social work, and was a community worker running the Hillsong Church's drug and alcohol outreach service in Blacktown prior to entering politics.[1]
She is married to Jim Markus, who is from Papua New Guinea;[2] together they have two children.
[edit] Political career
Subsequent to the 2004 election, allegations were made in the NSW State Parliament that Mrs Markus had directly benefited from unauthorised campaign materials containing false statements in an attempt to capture anti-Islamic sentiment against her Labor opponent.[3][4][5]
Markus retained the seat of Greenway with a comfortable margin in the 2007 election, although with a nominal swing of 6.85% against her on a two-party preferred basis.[6]
Following the 2007 election, she was made Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Citizenship.[1] She is currently the Shadow Minister for Veteran's Affairs, a portfolio she retained through the Liberal shadow ministry reshuffle of 8 December 2009 precipitated by the change of Federal Liberal Leadership to Tony Abbott.
She lives in Riverstone, in the east of her (2010) electorate. A September 2006 redistribution of boundaries saw massive changes in the shape of her electorate of Greenway being centred on the Hawkesbury and Blue Mountains rather than Blacktown. The northward shift in electorate boundaries also saw Greenway change from safe Liberal to safe Labor. A further electoral redistribution in 2009 made the seat of Greenway notionally Labor on an estimated margin of 5.7%.[7]
Markus and contested the 2010 federal election as the Liberal candidate for the seat of Macquarie . The 2009 electoral redistribution had dealt a substantial fraction of her former electorate into Macquarie. Markus won the two-party preferred vote by 2.52% against labor, with most support in her traditional base in the urban east of the electorate, and high Greens votes in the smaller upper Blue Mountains booths.[8]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Mrs Louise Markus MP". House of Representatives - Members. Parliament of Australia. http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/biography.asp?id=E07. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ "Maiden Speech - Mrs Louise Markus MP". House of Representatives - Members. extracted from the Parliament of Australia. 2004-11-17. http://australianpolitics.com/news/2004/11/04-11-17_markus.shtml. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ "Religious Freedom". NSW Hansard. Parliament of New South Wales. 2004-10-27. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/PARLMENT/hansArt.nsf/V3Key/LC20041027043. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ Husic, Ed (2005-10-20). "Religion was used as a weapon". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/religion-was-used-as-a-weapon/2005/10/19/1129401314365.html. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- ^ Sheehan, Paul (2004-09-27). "Candidate's silence could speak volumes". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/09/26/1096137096262.html. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- ^ "House of Representatives Division First Preferences - Greenway". 2007 federal election. Australian Electoral Commission. 2007. http://results.aec.gov.au/13745/website/HouseDivisionFirstPrefs-13745-122.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ Green, Antony (2010-08-22). "Australia Votes 2010 - Greenway". ABC Elections (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). http://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2010/guide/gree.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ "House of Representatives Division Macquarie". 2010 federal election. Australian Electoral Commission. 2010. http://results.aec.gov.au/15508/Website/HouseDivisionFirstPrefs-15508-133.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
| Parliament of Australia | ||
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| Preceded by Frank Mossfield |
Member for Greenway 2004–2010 |
Succeeded by Michelle Rowland |
| Preceded by Bob Debus |
Member for Macquarie 2010–present |
Incumbent |
- 1958 births
- Living people
- People from Sydney
- Liberal Party of Australia politicians
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Greenway
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Macquarie
- University of New South Wales alumni
- Women members of the Australian House of Representatives
