Marise Payne

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Senator The Honourable Marise Payne

Minister for Human Services
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 September 2013
Prime Minister	Tony Abbott
Preceded by	Jan McLucas
Senator for New South Wales
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 April 1997
Preceded by	Bob Woods
Personal details
Born	Marise Ann Payne (1964-07-29) 29 July 1964 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Domestic partner	Stuart Ayres
Alma mater	University of New South Wales
Website	www.marisepayne.com

Marise Ann Payne (born 29 July 1964) is an Australian politician. She is a Liberal Senator for the state of New South Wales. Senator Payne was appointed to the Senate on 9 April 1997, and elected in 2001 for a full term, and again in 2007. Payne has been the Minister for Human Services in the Abbott Government since 18 September 2013.^[1]

Early life

Payne was born in Sydney. She attended MLC School, Burwood and then attended the University of New South Wales, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and Laws. A member of the Liberal Party since 1982, Payne was the Young Liberal Movement's first female Federal President (from 1989 to 1991) and was NSW State President during 1987 and 1988. She also served for 10 years on the NSW Liberal State Executive.^[2]

Political career

On 3 February 1997, Senator Bob Woods announced his resignation from the Senate, citing the need to spend more time with his family,^[3] to take effect from 7 March 1997. Payne was endorsed by the Liberal Party for the casual vacancy, and assumed office on 9 April 1997.

Payne has been a member of a range of legislative and policy committees in the Australian Parliament, including the Senate Privileges Committee and the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade.

In September 2010 Payne was appointed Shadow Minister for Indigenous Development and Employment, Shadow Minister for COAG and Shadow Minister for Housing by Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott.^[4] She previously held the positions of Shadow Minister for COAG and Modernising the Federation,^[5] Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance, and Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Indigenous Affairs.

References

↑ "Tony Abbott's cabinet and outer ministry". smh.com.au. AAP. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
↑ http://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=M56
↑ Grubel, James (5 July 2002). "Analysis: Politics and private lives". Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 24 June 2010.
↑ http://www.aph.gov.au/Library/parl/43/Shadow/index.htm
↑ A Reshaped Coalition Team for Australia’s Future, Tony Abbott MP, Leader of the Opposition, 8 December 2009

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Preceded by Bob Woods	Senator for New South Wales 1997–present	Incumbent
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Preceded by Jan McLucas	Minister for Human Services 2013–present	Incumbent

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Persondata
Name	Payne, Marise
Alternative names	Payne, Marise Ann
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	29 July 1964
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales
Date of death	living
Place of death

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