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| Affiliation | Liberal |
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| Name | Helen Coonan |
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Sydney, New South Wales , Australia |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
October 29, 1947
(76 years)
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| Contributor | Karma Policeman |
| Last Modifed | Karma Policeman
Jun 17, 2007 12:22am |
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| Info | Parliamentary service
Elected to the Senate for New South Wales, 1996 (term began 1.7.1996) and 2001.
Ministerial appointments
Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer from 26.11.01 to 18.7.04.
Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts from 18.7.04.
Committee service
Senate Standing: Privileges from 1.7.96 to 31.8.99; Scrutiny of Bills from 24.11.98 to 31.8.99; Regulations and Ordinances from 22.9.97 to 27.1.98 and from 31.3.99 to 11.2.02 (Chair from 12.8.99 to 26.11.01); Selection of Bills from 24.11.98 to 11.2.02; Procedure from 22.6.06 to 11.8.06.
Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Community Affairs: Legislation Committee from 1.7.96 to 15.5.97 and References Committee from 22.8.96 to 15.5.97; Environment, Recreation, Communications and the Arts: References Committee from 13.2.97 to 1.9.97; Legal and Constitutional: Legislation and References Committees from 26.2.97 to 11.2.02.
Senate Select: Socio-Economic Consequences of the National Competition Policy from 10.3.99 to 17.2.00.
Joint Statutory: Public Accounts from 7.5.97 to 1.1.98; Public Accounts and Audit from 1.1.98 to 11.2.02.
Joint Standing: Treaties from 26.2.97 to 11.2.02.
Joint Select: Intelligence Services from 28.6.01 to 27.8.01.
Conferences, delegations and visits
Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Taiwan, 2000; New Zealand, March 2000.
Official visits to Fiji, July 2003; UK, April 2005; Korea, June 2005.
Attended APEC Ministerial Meeting of Telecommunications and Information Industries, Peru, June 2005.
Parliamentary party positions
Deputy Government Whip in the Senate from 10.11.98 to 23.11.01.
Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate from 27.1.06.
Party positions
Member, Liberal Party from 1990.
Executive Committee, Liberal Party Sydney City Branch 1991-92.
President, Liberal Party Watsons Bay Branch 1994-95; Vice-President 1995-96.
Delegate, Liberal Party Women's Council 1994-96.
Member, Liberal Party Women's Forum 1994-96.
Personal
Born 29.10.1947, Wagga Wagga, NSW.
Married.
Qualifications and occupation before entering federal Parliament
BA, LLB (Syd).
Barrister and solicitor.
Attorney, New York.
Mediator.
Other positions
Member, Convocation of the Senate, University of Sydney 1983-84.
Part-time Member, Social Security Appeals Tribunal 1987.
Chair, Board of Governors, Law Foundation of NSW 1991-92.
Chair, Historic Houses Trust of NSW 1992-95; Trustee 1988-92.
Director and Fellow, Royal Hospital for Women Foundation 1995-96.
Publications
Law of contract in An annual survey of Australian law (with Kevin Lindgren), Sydney: Law Book Company, 1987 and 1988.
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