Fiona Nash

Senator The Honourable Fiona Nash
Assistant Minister for Health
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 September 2013
Prime Minister	Tony Abbott
Senator for New South Wales
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 July 2005
Personal details
Born	(1965-05-06) 6 May 1965 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	National Party of Australia
Spouse(s)	David Nash
Children	Two
Residence	Young, New South Wales
Alma mater	Mitchell College of Advanced Education
Occupation	Politician
Website	www.fionanash.com.au

Fiona Nash (born 6 May 1965) is an Australian politician. She has represented the National Party of Australia in the Australian Senate for the state of New South Wales since 1 July 2005 and has served as the Deputy Leader of the party since 2008. Nash was appointed as Assistant Minister for Health in the Abbott Government on 18 September 2013.^[1]

Career

Between 1999 and 2004, she worked as staff member for National Party federal ministers, Mark Vaile, Larry Anthony, and De-Anne Kelly before her election to the Senate. In 2008, she was appointed Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Water Resources and Conservation on the Opposition frontbench, but was asked to resign by Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull when she expressed her support for a motion by the Australian Greens to block the introduction of up-front tax breaks for carbon sinks. She did so, and subsequently crossed the floor with four other National senators to vote for the motion.^[2]

After the 2010 election she returned to the Opposition frontbench when appointed Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Education by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott in September 2010.^[3]

Personal life

Nash was born in Sydney and was educated at Mitchell College of Advanced Education in Bathurst, New South Wales, where she graduated in arts. Nash is married to David Nash, a farmer, and has two children. They live in the Young district in the south-west region of southern New South Wales.

References

External links

• Senator Fiona Nash website