Lucy Turnbull
| Lucy Turnbull AO | |
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| Lucy Turnbull at A Few Best Men red carpet fim premiere in Sydney, Australia, January 2012 | |
| 81st Lord Mayor of Sydney | |
| In office March 2003 – March 2004 | |
| Deputy | Dixie Coulton |
| Preceded by | Frank Sartor |
| Succeeded by | Clover Moore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 March 1958 Mittagong, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Malcolm Turnbull (m.1980–present) |
| Relations | Tom Hughes (Father) Robert Hughes (Uncle) Geoffrey Forrest Hughes (Grandfather) Sir Thomas Hughes (Great grandfather) |
| Children | Alex Turnbull Daisy Turnbull |
| Residence | Point Piper, New South Wales |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney University of New South Wales |
| Profession | Lawyer Investment Banker Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Lucinda Mary "Lucy" Turnbull, née Hughes AO[1] (born 30 March 1958), is an Australian business leader and company director. She is a former politician, being the first female Lord Mayor of Sydney from 2003 to 2004. She had been Deputy Lord Mayor 1999–2003 to Frank Sartor, and succeeded him as Lord Mayor on his resignation.
Early life and education
Born Lucinda Mary Hughes, Turnbull is the daughter of prominent Sydney Queen's Counsel, Tom Hughes, a former Australian Attorney-General of Australia.[2] Her great grandfather was Sir Thomas Hughes, the first Lord Mayor of Sydney. She was educated at the Frensham School in Mittagong, New South Wales and the University of Sydney, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (in 1982).[3] Turnbull also holds a Master of Business Administration from the Australian Graduate School of Management of the University of New South Wales.
Political career
Lucy Turnbull was elected to Council in 1999 and immediately held the position of Deputy Lord Mayor, serving under Lord Mayor Frank Sartor. When Sartor retired to enter NSW politics, Turnbull became Lord Mayor. In early 2004, the Carr Labor government sacked and amalgamated the City of Sydney and South Sydney Councils.
As Lord Mayor, Turnbull awarded Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi the keys to the city of Sydney in 2003.[4]
Business and community involvement
With a background in commercial law and investment banking, Turnbull is a Director of Turnbull & Partners Pty Ltd, a private investment company. She also chairs ASX listed biotechnology company Prima Biomed Limited.
Turnbull has a long-standing interest in cities and their planning, governance and management, as well as the importance of technological innovation to the national economy. In 1999, she published a book called Sydney: Biography of a City. She is an independent member of the Sydney Metropolitan Development Authority, which is charged with the urban renewal and revitalisation of several precincts in Sydney, including Redfern–Waterloo. She was an independent member of the Redfern–Waterloo Authority from its establishment in 2004 until its repeal in December 2011. Since 2005, she has been a board member of the Australian Technology Park, Redfern.
Since July 2010, Turnbull has been deputy chair of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) City Expert Advisory Panel, which reports to the COAG Reform Council. The Expert Panel was charged with preparing a report published on 1 March 2012, advising COAG Reform Council on whether metropolitan planning systems were consistent with agreed COAG criteria.
Lucy Turnbull has also been active in the not-for-profit sector and is currently a member of the board of the United States Studies Centre at Sydney University, the Biennale of Sydney, the Redfern Foundation Limited and the Turnbull Foundation. She is also a board member of the NSW Cancer Institute. She has previously chaired the Sydney Children's Hospital Foundation, the Sydney Cancer Centre and the Sydney Festival Limited. From 2006–2010, she was a board member of Melbourne IT and before that a board member of WebCentral Limited.
On 26 January 2011, Turnbull was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for her distinguished service to the community, particularly through philanthropic contributions to, and fundraising support for, a range of medical, social welfare, educational, youth and cultural organisations, to local government, and to business.[1]
Personal life
While working for her father, aged 19, Turnbull met Malcolm Turnbull, who was aged 23.[5][6][7] They were married on 22 March 1980[8][9] in Cumnor, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom by a Church of England priest, despite Malcolm then being Presbyterian and Lucy Roman Catholic.[8] After two miscarriages, Lucy and Malcolm Turnbull have two children, Alex (b. 1982) and Daisy (b. 1985).[2] Malcolm Turnbull has been a member of the Australian House of Representatives for Wentworth since 2004, representing the Liberal Party. He was the Leader of the Opposition from 16 September 2008 to 1 December 2009 and Shadow Minister for Communications and Broadband from 14 September 2010 to 18 September 2013. He became Minister for Communications in the Abbott Government after the 2013 federal election.
Books
- Turnbull, Lucy (1999). Sydney – biography of a city. Random House. ISBN 0-09-183905-X{{inconsistent citations}}
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Turnbull, Lucy Hughes". Search Australian Honours. Commonwealth of Australia. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hawkins, Belinda (3 August 2009). "Lucy Turnbull Interview". Australian Story (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- ↑ Wade, Kirsten. "Lucy Turnbull shares her vision of Sydney at Graduate Connections Breakfast". University of Sydney.
- ↑ Turnbull, Lucy (8 March 2010). "UN must step up for the women of Burma". Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- ↑ "First Speech". University of Sydney: Malcolm Turnbull MP.
- ↑ Hall, Eleanor (30 November 2004). "Malcolm Turnbull's maiden parliamentary speech". ABC.
- ↑ "The rise and rise of Malcolm Turnbull". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 16 September 2008.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Hawkins, Belinda (3 August 2009). "Malcolm Turnbull Interview – Transcript". Australian Story. ABC.
- ↑ "About Malcolm". Malcolm Turnbull – Member for Wentworth. Malcolm Turnbull – Federal Member for Wentworth. 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
| Civic offices | ||
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| Preceded by Frank Sartor |
Lord Mayor of Sydney 2003–2004 |
Succeeded by Clover Moore |
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