Ms Cathy McGowan AO, MP

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Parliamentary service

Elected to the House of Representatives for Indi, Victoria, 2013. Re-elected 2016. Retired at the expiration of term, 2019.

Committee service

Joint Statutory: Human Rights from 14.5.2015 to 9.5.2016.
Joint Standing: National Broadband Network from 10.10.2016.
Joint Select: Constitutional Recognition relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples from 26.3.2018.
House of Representatives Standing: Agriculture and Industry from 4.12.2013 to 9.5.2016; Infrastructure, Transport and Cities from 15.9.2016.
House of Representatives Select: Regional Development and Decentralisation from 13.6.2017 to 28.6.2018.

Personal

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

MAppSc (University of Western Sydney)
BA (Monash University)
DipEd (University of Melbourne)
Teacher
Legislative and research assistant to the Member for Indi, EC Cameron, MP 1980-83
Rural community consultant 1984-87
Rural Affairs Adviser, Dept of Agriculture (Vic.) 1987-90
Managing Director, Catherine McGowan Consulting (leadership, agriculture, community development) 1990-2013
Lecturer, University of Western Sydney 1992-2003

Electorate

Location: north-eastern Victoria; the main towns include main towns include Alexandra, Beechworth, Benalla, Bright, Corryong, Eildon, Kinglake, Mansfield, Marysville, Mount Beauty, Myrtleford, Rutherglen, Tallangatta, Wangaratta, Wodonga and Yea.
Area: 28,567 Sq km
Electors enrolled: 103,734 (at 2.7.2016)
Industries: tourism, forestry, wood chipping, viticulture, agriculture, timber processing and manufacturing.

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