Sharman Stone

The Honourable Dr Sharman Stone
Member of the Australian Parliament for Murray
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 March 1996
Preceded by	Bruce Lloyd
Personal details
Born	23 April 1951 (1951-04-23) (age 60) Pyramid Hill, Victoria
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Alma mater	Monash University La Trobe University
Occupation	Farmer

Dr. Sharman Nancy Stone née Bawden (born 23 April 1951), Australian politician, has been an Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Murray, Victoria. She was born in Pyramid Hill, Victoria, the daughter of Harvey Bawden and Nancy Chalmers, and was educated at Monash University, where she gained a PhD, and La Trobe University. She was Manager of International Development at the University of Melbourne, Director of Communications at the Victorian Farmers Federation, and a farmer before entering politics.

Stone was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage in October 1998. Following the re-election of the Howard Government in October 2004, she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration and was promoted to Minister for Workforce Participation on 27 January 2006. After the defeat of the Howard Government in November 2007, Stone took up the role of Shadow Minister for Environment, Heritage, the Arts and Indigenous Affairs. Following Malcolm Turnbull's defeat of Brendan Nelson for the Leadership of the Liberal Party, and the retirement of Senator Chris Ellison, Stone was promoted to the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship in the subsequent reshuffle.

She is an author of numerous publications on race relations, environment and geology (with Doug Stone). Amongst other, Aborigines in White Australia (London and Melbourne, 1974).

Sources and External links

• La Trobe University Alumni Graduate Profiles [1]
• Agora - The Magazine for La Trobe University Graduates [2]
• Ministerial Website [3]
• Australian Women Biographical Entry [4]
• Australian Parliament House [5]
• Electoral Office Website [6]

Political offices
Preceded by Peter Dutton	Minister for Workforce Participation 2006–2007	Succeeded by Brendan O'Connor
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Bruce Lloyd	Member for Murray 1996–present	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Stone, Sharman Nancy
Alternative names	Bawden, Sharman Nancy (maiden name)
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	1951
Place of birth	Pyramid Hill, Victoria, Australia
Date of death
Place of death