Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Holt, Victoria, 2022.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Employment, Education and Training served from 28.7.2022 to present
• Joint Standing: Migration served from 28.7.2022 to present; Parliamentary Library served from 28.7.2022 to present

Parliamentary party positions

• Australian Labor Party. Served: 21.05.2022 to present

Party positions

• Member of the Australian Labor Party Administration Committee from 2019 to 2020.
• Member of the Australian Labor Party Rules Revision Committee from 2019 to 2020.
• Proxy Member of the Australian Labor Party Campaign Committee from 2019 to 2020.

Personal

• Born: 18.9.1987, Colombo, Sri Lanka
• Gender: Female

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• Cert III(CommCook) (Box Hill TAFE).
• Cert IV(Patisserie) (William Angliss).
• DipHospMgmt (William Angliss).
• Shop Assistant at Woolworths from 2002 to 2017.
• Pastry Chef from 2008 to 2017.
• Trade Union Official from 2017 to 2022.

Electorate

• Name: Holt
• Location: The Division of Holt consists of part of the Casey City Council.
• Area: 266 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 106,812 (at 5.6.2019)
• Industries: Light industry, retail, education and training, manufacturing, health care and construction.