Justine Elliot

The Hon. Maria Justine Elliot, MP (born 29 July 1967), Australian politician, was elected to the House of Representatives as member for the Division of Richmond, New South Wales for the Australian Labor Party at the 2004 federal election.

Justine Elliot was born in Brisbane and was educated at the Queensland University, where she graduated in arts. She was a Queensland police officer 1990-97 and was later Juvenile Justice Conference Convener with the New South Wales Dept of Juvenile Justice. Elliot also holds a Graduate Diploma in HRM & Industrial Relations from Griffith University. [cite web
title =Elliot, Maria Justine
publisher =Parliament of Australia
url =http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/view_document.aspx?id=12091&table=BIOGS
accessdate = 2007-05-28 ]

At the 2004 election Justine Elliot's victory in Richmond over the National Party's Larry Anthony, a minister in the Howard government, was one of the few victories for the Labor Party over the Coalition.

Richmond was once a safe National Party seat but the growth of Tweed Heads and other coastal communities has seen Richmond become an increasingly urban seat.

The 2007 Australian federal election, saw Justine Elliot reelected with a victory in Richmond over the Nationals' Sue Page. The swing in the seat was over 8% and greater than the state average.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced she would be part of his new ministry on November 29, 2007, [cite news
url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/rudd-drops-six-report/2007/11/29/1196037032972.html
title = Rudd drops six: report
date = 2007-11-29
accessdate = 2007-11-29
publisher = Sydney Morning Herald] as Minister for Ageing.

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DATE OF BIRTH=29 July 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH=Brisbane
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