Melissa McIntosh
Melissa McIntosh | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Lindsay | |
| Assumed office 18 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Emma Husar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Melissa Iris Grah 24 August 1977 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | Western Sydney University |
| Occupation | Communication manager |
Melissa Iris McIntosh (née Grah; born 24 August 1977) is an Australian politician who has been the Liberal member of the House of Representatives for Lindsay since May 2019.
McIntosh was born in Penrith, and studied at Western Sydney University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism, communications, public relations and video production.
McIntosh was a communications manager with Wentworth Community Housing, a not-for-profit housing co-op based in western Sydney, when she was pre-selected by the Liberal Party to contest the key marginal seat of Lindsay.[1][2] She was elected at the 2019 Australian federal election, defeating Labor candidate Diane Beamer, and succeeding Labor's Emma Husar who was not pre-selected.[3]
References
- ^ "Lindsay (Key Seat) - Federal Election 2019 Electorate, Candidates, Results: Australia Votes - ABC News". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ Barton, Nicola (5 December 2018). "Liberal candidate hits the ground running". Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Lindsay falls to Liberals". The Western Weekender. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
Categories:
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Lindsay
- Australian people of Austrian descent
- Women members of the Australian House of Representatives
- 21st-century Australian politicians
- 21st-century Australian women politicians