- Judy Hopwood
Judy Hopwood is an
Australia n politician and member of theNew South Wales Legislative Assembly. She is married with two daughters. Before politics, she was a nurse at a Sydney Hospital.Hopwood has "represented" the electorate of Hornsby for herself since a by-election in 2002. [cite web
title =Mrs (Judy) Judith Hopwood, RN M Bioethics MP
work =Members of Parliament
publisher =Parliament of New South Wales
url =http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Prod/Parlment/Members.nsf/d890a06557517cedca256e700008765e/baeb817d7f3d35d2ca256b49007e9d49!OpenDocument
accessdate = 2007-02-20 ] She is considered a moderate Liberal Party member. It was reported that that the Liberal Right faction attempted to dis-endorse her in May 2006 during a purge of more moderate members. [cite news
title =Manoeuvring
work =Stateline
publisher =Australian Broadcasting Corporation
date =2006-05-05
url =http://www.abc.net.au/stateline/nsw/content/2006/s1632684.htm
accessdate = 2007-02-20 ] She survived this push due to local support and the support of then NSW Liberal leader Peter Debnam. She was recently dumped from the Shadow Ministry by new NSW Liberal Leader Barry O'Farrell, because of her performance as Shadow Minister. [cite news
title =Dumped
publisher =Hornsby Advocate
date =2007-04-12
url =http://www.hornsbyadvocate.com.au/article/2007/04/11/1227_news.html
accessdate = 2007-04-12 ]Notes
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