Maxine Morand

Maxine Morand
Victorian Minister for Children and Early Childhood Development
In office 2007 – 2 December 2010
Preceded by	Lisa Neville
Succeeded by	Wendy Lovell
Constituency	Mount Waverley
Personal details
Born	30 January 1959 (1959-01-30) (age 52) Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Profession	Nurse, Researcher

Maxine Morand (born 30 January 1959)^[1] is an Australian politician. She was Minister for Children and Early Childhood Development and Minister for Women's Affairs in the Brumby Ministry, and held the electoral seat of Mount Waverley.

Before being elected, she was a researcher and ministerial adviser. Prior to entering politics she was a nurse and transplant coordinator.

Political career

Maxine entered politics in 2002 at age 43. In 2006 she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Health. On 2 August 2007, newly appointed Premier John Brumby announced a cabinet reshuffle, as a result Maxine was elevated to the newly created portfolio of Children and Early Childhood Development. Maxine was also appointment Minister for Women's Affairs. Morand once ran as the ALP candidate for Kooyong in 1998 and produce a 2.4% swing towards the ALP; she did not get elected as her two party preferred was 38.6% [1]. She lost her seat of Mount Waverley in 2010. Morand voted for abortion reform in parliament during 2008, and as a consequence of her pro-choice positions she was targeted by Right to Life organisations.^[2] Although dissatisfaction with the Brumby Labor government was a factor, members of the public expressed anger at her role in the decriminalisation of abortion, which became a central factor in her election loss ^[3]. Liberal Michael Gidley won the seat with a swing of 7.4%.^[4]

References

1. ^ Parliamentary handbook of the parliament of Victoria
2. ^ Lyle Allan (2010). “Margaret Tighe. The most powerful woman in Victoria,” in Tasmanian Times, 30 November. http://tasmaniantimes.com/index.php?/weblog/article/margaret-tighe.-the-most-powerful-woman-in-victoria/
3. ^ Waverley Leader Comments Section(2010) http://waverley-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/gidley-elated-to-take-mt-waverley/
4. ^ "Victoria Votes 2010". http://www.abc.net.au/elections/vic/2010/guide/mowa.htm. Retrieved 23 October 2011. 

Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Seat created	Member for Mount Waverley 2002–2010	Succeeded by Michael Gidley

Persondata
Name	Morand, Maxine
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Date of birth	30 January 1959
Place of birth	Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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