Concetta Fierravanti-Wells

Concetta Anna ("Connie") Fierravanti-Wells (born 20 May 1960), Australian politician, is a Senator for the state of New South Wales. She was elected at the 2004 federal election, representing the Liberal Party. She was born in Wollongong, New South Wales.^[1] Her parents were Italian immigrants.^[2]

Normally she would have taken her seat on 1 July 2005, however following the resignation of Senator John Tierney in April (his term was due to expire on 30 June), Fierravanti-Wells was appointed to the resulting vacancy, and took her seat on 5 May.

She was educated at the Australian National University, Canberra, and was a senior government lawyer and ministerial advisor before entering politics. She was a Policy Advisor to Jim Carlton, then Shadow Minister for Policy Co-ordination and Development, in 1990 - 1993, and Senior Private Secretary to John Fahey, then Premier of New South Wales, from 1993 - 1994.

She was a senior lawyer with the Australian Government Solicitor 1994 - 2004. She has been a member of the Federal Council of the Liberal Party, and has also been active in many community organisations including in the Italian community in Australia.

Fierravanti-Wells is an active member of Australians for a Constitutional Monarchy, and is on the committee of a new Liberal Party publication, The Conservative.^{[citation needed]}

Prior to the 2013 Election, she was the Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Ageing. On 16 September 2013, she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Social Services.

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