Ms Michelle Rowland MP

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Biography

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Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Greenway, New South Wales, 2010.

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Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Social Policy and Legal Affairs from 25.10.10 to 7.2.12; Privileges and Members' Interests from 25.10.10 to 7.2.12 and from 14.8.12.
• Joint Standing: Treaties from 25.10.10 to 7.2.11; National Broadband Network from 22.3.11 to 21.11.11 and from 14.8.12.
• Joint Select: Constitutional Recognition of Local Government from 26.11.12.

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Party positions

• Executive member, ALP National Labor Women's Network.
• Member, ALP Administrative Committee (NSW).
• Member, ALP Women's Forum (NSW).
• Delegate, ALP State Conference (NSW) and National Conference.
• Delegate, Greenway FEC.
• Delegate, Riverstone SEC.
• Secretary, ALP Lalor Park and Districts Branch.
• Secretary, NSW Young Labor.
• Senior Vice-President, NSW Young Labor.

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Personal

• Born 16.11.1971, Blacktown, NSW.
• Married.

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Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BA(Hons), LLB, LLM (Syd.).
• Checkout operator 1987-95.
• Electorate officer 1995-99.
• Regulatory affairs adviser, NRMA Limited 1999-2000.
• Senior lawyer, Gilbert and Tobin 2000-10.
• Director, Western Sydney Area Health Service 2000-04.
• Non-Executive Director, Western Sydney Parklands Trust 2007-10.
• Director, Our Lady of Mercy, Parramatta 2008-10.
• Chair, Screen NSW 2009-10.

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Electorate

• Description: outer metropolitan.
  Location: western outskirts of Sydney; it includes the suburbs of Acacia Gardens, Girraween, Glenwood, Kellyville Ridge, Kings Langley, Kings Park, Lalor Park, Parklea, Seven Hills, Stanhope Gardens, The Ponds, Toongabbie and parts of Blacktown, Pendle Hill, Prospect, Quakers Hill, Riverstone, Rouse Hill, Schofields and Vineyard.
  Area: 84 sq km (approx.).
  Electors enrolled: 97 560 (at 21.8.10).
  Industries: light and heavy engineering, smash repairs, electronics, food processing, warehousing and distribution, light industrial, educational facilities.
  State electorates: Greenway includes parts of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorates of Blacktown, Riverstone and Toongabbie.
  

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