Kate Ellis
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| The Honourable Kate Ellis MP |
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 Kate Ellis MP in the House of Representatives. |
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| Assumed office 3 December 2007 |
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| Assumed office 9 October 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Trish Worth |
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| Born | 22 September 1977 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
The Hon. Katherine Margaret "Kate" Ellis, MP (born 22 September 1977), Australian politician, was elected to the House of Representatives as member for the Division of Adelaide, South Australia for the Australian Labor Party at the 2004 federal election. She defeated Liberal Party incumbent Trish Worth. In the 2007 Federal Election, Ellis retained her seat with a 48.6% primary vote, and a 58.4% two-party preferred vote. She is the youngest member of the House of Representatives.
Ellis was born in Melbourne and grew up in rural South Australia along the Murray River, moving to Adelaide for her senior education. She studied international relations at Flinders University, where she was General Secretary of the Students Association and an editor of Empire Times. She worked as a research officer for state and federal parliamentarians, and was a ministerial adviser to South Australian state minister Rory McEwen and then for the Deputy Premier of South Australia, Kevin Foley.
Kevin Rudd announced she would be part of his new ministry on November 29, 2007 as Minister for Youth and Minister for Sport. This made her the youngest ever person to become a government minister, succeeding former Prime Minister Paul Keating.[1]
In 2006, Kate became engaged to Stephen Donnelly, a Transport Workers Union official.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Rudd and the Sisters Ministry", The Age, 30 November 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
- ^ Vaughan, Joanna. "Kate's working on a Labor of love", Adelaide Advertiser, News Limited, August 12 2006. Retrieved on 2006-08-15.
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| New title | Minister for Youth 2007 – present |
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Minister for Sport 2007 – present |
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| Preceded by Trish Worth |
Member for Adelaide 2004 – present |
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