Cherie Burton

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Cherie Burton
Cherie Burton

Member for Kogarah, Cherie Burton
Preceded by Brian Langton
Constituency Kogarah
Born 1968
Paddington, New South Wales Flag of New South Wales
Political party Australian Labor Party
Spouse Andrew Murphy

Cherie Ann Burton (b. 1968) is an Australian politician, elected as an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.

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[edit] Biography

Burton was born in Paddington, New South Wales and brought up in Minto. She graduated from Narrabeen High School in 1986 and became an accounts clerk and an official for the National Union of Workers. She later became an adviser to Premier Bob Carr.[1]

[edit] Political life

Burton has been the member for the Kogarah since 1999 when she defeated the Liberal candidate, Sam Witheridge. At the time of her election, aged 30, she was one of the youngest Labor politicians on the back bench, second only to Matt Brown, 27.[2]

Burton was the Minister for Housing and the Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Mental Health) from August 2005 to March 2007.[3] Citing family reasons, Burton announced she had decided to step down from the ministry following the 2007 NSW election. However questions were raised as to whether she was forced to give up her place in the ministry due to a police enquiry into an alleged assault against the nephew of the Liberal candidate for Burton's electorate on polling day.[4]

Cherie Burton's reputation was also tainted in December 2006, when she was criticised for failing to report to police that a staff member was found to have embezzled $16,000. Michael Han, an employee at Burton's Kogarah electoral office, was forced to resign and repay the money taken. [5]

[edit] Outside politics

Cherie is a keen sailor, having sailed since her teens. She is a Patron of the Kogarah Bay Sailing Club. In October 2006 she opened a new pontoon for Sailability Kogarah Bay at Dover Park, Blakehurst.[6]

Cherie Burton announced she met her husband, Andrew Murphy, after consulting television psychic John Holland in early 2003.[7]


[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Burton, Cherie Ann (c. 1968 - ). Australian Women. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.
  2. ^ Robinson, Mark (29th March 1999), "Changes ahead as youth rules", The Daily Telegraph (Australia): Page 6
  3. ^ The Hon. Cherie Ann Burton, MP. Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.
  4. ^ Benson, Simon (31st March 2007), "Reshuffle clouded as MP accused of assault", The Daily Telegraph (Australia): Page 11
  5. ^ Benson, Simon (15th December 2006), "Theft not reported to police for years", The Daily Telegraph (Australia): Page 9
  6. ^ Minister Cherie Burton launches Sailability Kogarah Bay. Sailability NSW. Retrieved on 2007-03-07.
  7. ^ Markson, Sharri (4th March 2007), "Psychic changed my life", The Daily Telegraph (Australia): Page 2
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NAME Burton, Cherie Ann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION New South Wales politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH


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