| The Honourable Judi Moylan |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Pearce |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 13 March 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Fred Chaney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 February 1944 Guildford, Western Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Occupation | Lecturer, company director |
Judith Eleanor "Judi" Moylan (born 24 February 1944, Perth, Western Australia), an Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1993, representing the Division of Pearce, Western Australia.
Moylan was born in the Perth suburb of Guildford and educated at Perth Technical College. She was an education officer and lecturer, a real estate agent and company director before entering politics. She was President of the Midland and Districts Chamber of Commerce 1990-91.[1]
Moylan was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry 1994-96 and was Minister for Family Services and Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women from 1996 to 1998. In June 2005 she joined a backbench revolt led by Liberal colleague Petro Georgiou in an attempt to end the system of mandatory detention in Australia of asylum seekers.[2]
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| Preceded by Rosemary Crowley |
Minister for Family Services 1996 – 1997 |
Succeeded by Warwick Smith |
| Preceded by Jocelyn Newman |
Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women 1997 – 1998 |
Succeeded by Jocelyn Newman |
| Parliament of Australia | ||
| Preceded by Fred Chaney |
Member for Pearce 1993 – present |
Incumbent |
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