Marielle Smith
Marielle Smith | |
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Senator for South Australia | |
Assumed office 1 July 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 30 December 1986
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Nationality | Australia |
Political party | ALP |
Children | 1 |
Marielle Catherine Feuerherdt Smith (born 30 December 1986) is a member of the Australian Senate for South Australia. She was elected in the 2019 Australian federal election as the second name on the Australian Labor Party list. Her term of six years commenced on 1 July 2019.
Career
Before being elected, Smith had been a public policy advisor to the Gillard government and worked with a family-owned public transport company. She can drive articulated buses.[2]
Smith worked with Julia Gillard on global education policy for almost five years. She regards both Gillard (Australia's first female prime minister) and Kate Ellis (the previous member for Adelaide) as mentors.[3]
References
- ^ a b Smith, Marielle. "Qualification Checklist" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. p. 11. Retrieved 22 May 2019. [dead link]
- ^ Mayfield, Greg (25 January 2019). "Labor candidate Marielle Smith visits Pirie auto-shop". The Recorder. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ Gailberger, Jade (20 May 2019). "Meet SA's newest Labor Senator, Marielle Smith". The Advertiser. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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- 21st-century Australian politicians
- 21st-century Australian women politicians
- 1986 births
- Women members of the Australian Senate
- Members of the Australian Senate for South Australia
- Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia
- Members of the Australian Senate
- People who lost British citizenship
- Australia Labor Party, Senator stubs