Clare O'Neil
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Clare O'Neil is an Australian politician and student.
She attended Loreto Mandeville Hall, and studied for a Bachelor of Arts (Australian history) and then a Bachelor of Laws degree at Monash University. She became a member of the Australian Labor Party at age 17, and in March 2003 - while still studying at university - O'Neil ran for and was elected as a city councillor in the City of Greater Dandenong at the age of 22. After one year in this position, she was elected the Mayor of Greater Dandenong, becoming the youngest female mayor of a Local Government Area in Australia's history.
She was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 2006 to study for a Master of Public Policy degree at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.
[edit] References
- Nguyen, Kenneth. "At 23, Clare the Mayor makes Australian history", The Age, 18 March 2003.
- George Negus Tonight (2006). Clare O'Neil. Retrieved April 22, 2006.
- Monash University (2005). Two win Fulbright Scholarships. Retrieved April 22, 2006.
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