Jennie George

Infobox MP
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name = Jennie George
honorific-suffix = MP


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constituency_MP = the Division of Throsby
parliament = Australian
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term_start = November 2001
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predecessor = Colin Hollis
successor = Incumbent
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birth_date = 28 August 1947
birth_place = Trani, Italy
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nationality = Australian
party = Australian Labor Party
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profession = Teacher, union official
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Jennie George (born 28 August 1947), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since November 2001, representing the Division of Throsby, New South Wales.

Early life

She was born Eugenie Sinicky in Trani, Italy, where her parents were displaced persons from Russia. She was educated at the Burwood Girls High School, Sydney University and the Sydney Teachers College.

George was a Secondary school teacher and teacher trade unionist, and was elected General Secretary of the New South Wales Teachers Federation 1980-82. During the 1960s and early '70s it is alleged by journalist Brad Norrington that George was a member of the Communist Party of Australia, although she has denied these accusations.

cite web
last = Norrington
first = Brad
date = 2001-04-27
url = http://workers.labor.net.au/93/c_historicalfeature_brad.html
title = Instant History
publisher = Workers Online
accessdate = 2006-06-20]

Career

George was Vice President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) in 1987, Assistant Secretary of the ACTU 1991-96 and President of the ACTU 1996- March 2000. She was the first woman to hold this position. She was Assistant National Director, Trade Union Training Authority 1989-91 and a board member of Delta Electricity from 2000 to 2001.

George has served on the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Environment and Heritage from 20 March 2002, on the Standing Committee on Family and Community Services from 20 March 2002 to 31 August 2004 and on the Standing Committee on Family and Human Services from 2 December 2004. She was Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Environment and Heritage from 2004 to 2007. [cite web
title =Biography for GEORGE, Jennie
work =Parlinfo Web
publisher =Parliament of Australia
date =4 October 2005
url =http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/TranslateWIPILink.aspx?Folder=BIOGS&Criteria=NAME_ID:JH5%3B Biography
accessdate =2007-02-07 ]

References

External links

*OpenAustralia

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NAME=George, Jennie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Sinicky, Eugenie (birth name)
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH=28 August 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH=Trani, Italy
DATE OF DEATH=living
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