Lucy Wicks (politician)
Lucy Wicks | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Robertson | |
| Assumed office 7 September 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Deborah O'Neill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1973 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Website | http://www.lucywicks.com.au |
Lucy Elizabeth Wicks (born 1 January 1973) is an Australian politician. She has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Robertson in New South Wales, since her election in September 2013.[1]
Wicks was born in Canberra[1] and raised in Narara and Point Clare. Her first full-time job was as a teacher at her old school in Narara. She left the Central Coast to further a career in the telecommunications industry with Telstra, worked in corporate affairs and communications, and later as a Liberal Party staffer.
She returned to the Central Coast in 2013 to contest the federal election.[2] Although she had been raised on the Central Coast, she was heavily criticised for allegedly being "parachuted" into Parliament.
Wicks narrowly won re-election in the 2016 federal election from Labor candidate Anne Charlton.
Wicks opposes same-sex marriage.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Taylor, Matt (3 July 2016). "Lucy Wicks all but claims victory but dodges ATO questions". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/LibsNatsForMarriage/photos/a.1747786535520212.1073741828.1747759088856290/1754897744809091/?type=3[non-primary source needed]
External links
- Search or browse Hansard for Lucy Wicks at OpenAustralia.org
- Profile at TheyVoteForYou.org.au
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia
- People from the Central Coast (New South Wales)
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Robertson
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives
- Women members of the Australian House of Representatives
- University of Sydney alumni
- 21st-century Australian politicians
- 21st-century Australian women politicians