Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Wentworth, New South Wales at by-election 2018, vice the Hon. M Turnbull (resigned). Defeated at general elections, 2019.

Parliamentary party positions

• Independent. Served: 20.10.2018 to 18.05.2019

Personal

• Born: 14.12.1957, Sydney, Australia
• Gender: Female
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• MBBS (University of Sydney).
• Fellow.
• Health commentator.
• Health writer.
• Author.
• Medical Practitioner from 1981 to 2019.

Local Government service

• City of Sydney Councillor from 2016 to 2019.
• City of Sydney Deputy Lord Mayor from 2016 to 2017.

Electorate

• Name: Wentworth
• Location: eastern Sydney; it includes the suburbs of Bellevue Hill, Bondi, Clovelly (part), Darlinghurst (part), Darling Point, Dover Heights, Elizabeth Bay, Moore Park, Paddington, Point Piper, Rose Bay, Vaucluse, Watsons Bay and Waverley.
• Area: 38 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 102,782 (at 2.7.2016)
• Industries: finance, property, service, wholesale and retail trade, tourism, education, sport and recreation.
• Includes:

Honours

• Awarded the Centenary Medal, 1.1.2001.
• Appointed a Member of the Order of Australia, 13.6.2011.

Publications

• General Practice: the Integrative Approach, Elsevier, 2010.
• Ultimate Wellness: the Three Step Plan, Pan Macmillan, 2013.
• The Cancer Recovery Guide, Pan Macmillan, 2015.
• The Mystery Gut, Pan Macmillan, 2017.