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Lucy Wicks (politician)

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Lucy Wicks
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Robertson
Assumed office
7 September 2013
Preceded byDeborah O'Neill
Personal details
Born (1973-01-01) 1 January 1973 (age 51)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
OccupationTeacher
Websitehttp://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.

References

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ 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.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Member for Robertson
2013–present
Incumbent