Jo Hersey
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Jo Hersey | |
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Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for Katherine | |
Assumed office 22 August 2020 | |
Preceded by | Sandra Nelson |
Personal details | |
Born | North Adelaide, South Australia | 9 March 1967
Political party | Country Liberal Party |
Residence(s) | Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia |
Occupation | Hairdresser |
Jo Hersey (born 9 March 1967) is an Australian politician. She is a member for electoral division of Katherine in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly.[1][2]
Hersey was born in Adelaide, but moved to the Northern Territory when she was young. The family returned to Adelaide after a few years, but Hersey returned to Katherine after she married. Before being elected, she was a hairdresser, continuing a family tradition that stretched back 3 generations.[1]
In the 2020 Northern Territory general election Hersey won a close race in the seat of Katherine to be elected to Legislative Assembly for the Country Liberal Party.[3]
References
- ^ a b Staff, Independent. "NT election 2020 candidates - Jo Hersey | NT Independent". NT Independent. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Jo Hersey - CLP for Katherine". Country Liberal Party of the Northern Territory. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ McLennan, Chris (26 August 2020). "Katherine returns to CLP fold". Katherine Times. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
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- Country Liberal Party members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
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- Hairdressers
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- Women members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
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