Sue Lines
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| Senator Sue Lines | |
|---|---|
| Senator for Western Australia | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 15 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Chris Evans |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 December 1953 Perth, Western Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Alma mater | Murdoch University |
| Occupation | Trade union official |
Susan "Sue" Lines (born 15 December 1953) is an Australian trade union official and Labor Party member of the Australian Senate for Western Australia.
Lines was born in Perth, Western Australia, and educated at Armadale Senior High School and Murdoch University. She has been a member of the United Voice trade union since 1987, and was the Sydney-based assistant national secretary of the union at the time of her nomination for appointment to the Senate.[1]
On 15 May 2013, a joint sitting of the Parliament of Western Australia appointed Lines to fill the casual vacancy in the Senate caused by the resignation of Senator Chris Evans.[2]
She is a member of the Australian Labor Party National Executive.
References
- ↑ Taylor, Paige (12 March 2013). "Post-mortem intensifies reform demands". The Australian. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ↑ @AuSenate: The WA Parliament have chosen Sue Lines to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Chris Evans on 12 April 2013, Twitter.com, 15 May 2013.
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