Courtney Houssos
Courtney Houssos | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 28 March 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Courtney Roche Forster, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse | George Houssos |
| Children | One daughter |
| Education | Forster High School |
| Alma mater | University of New South Wales |
Courtney Houssos is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since the 2015 state election.[1]
Houssos was born Courtney Roche in Forster, New South Wales. She was educated at Forster High School. She later studied for a Bachelor of Arts in international relations at the University of New South Wales, where she met her future husband, George Houssos. At university, she entered student politics as a member of the student representative council protesting against university fee reform, and continued in politics as the first female Labor Party organiser for country New South Wales.[2]
In 2014, the New South Wales Labor Party removed Amanda Fazio from the party's upper house ticket at the 2015 state election, and Houssos was preselected to replace her.[3] She was elected as the youngest Labor member of the Legislative Council.[2]
References
- ^ "The Hon. Courtney HOUSSOS". Parliament of New South Wales.
- ^ a b "Maiden speech reflects on growing up in Forster". Great Lakes Advocate. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ "Dumped Amanda Fazio lashes Sussex Street for 'appalling behaviour'". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2015.