Joy Burch

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Joy Burch
MLA
Minister for Community Services, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Minister for Arts, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, Minister for Women, Minister for Ageing in the Australian Capital Territory Government
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 2009
Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
for Brindabella
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 2008
Personal details
Political party Australian Labor Party

Joy Marie Burch is an Australian politician with the Australian Labor Party, elected to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly in the Brindabella electorate at the 2008 election.[1][2]

Joy Burch was appointed to Cabinet in November 2009 as the Minister for Disability Housing and Community Services, Minister for Children and Young People, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Minister for Ageing and Minister for Women.

In May 2011 Joy Burch took on responsibilities as Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs and Minister for Arts. Later in 2011 this was revised to include Minister for Community Services, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Women, Minister for Gaming and Racing, Minister for the Arts.

References

  1. ↑ "ACT election final results". ACT Electoral Commission. 2008-10-25. Retrieved 2010-08-02. 
  2. ↑ "ACT Labor People". Australian Labor Party (ACT Branch). 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-02. 
Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Mick Gentleman		 Member for Brindabella in the ACT Legislative Assembly
2008–present 		Incumbent
Labor (8)
Liberal (8)
Greens (1)


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