Carryn Sullivan
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Carryn Elizabeth Sullivan (born 6 September 1955) is an Australia
n politician. Born at Millmerran
, she achieved a Bachelor of Education and a diploma in primary school teaching. She was a Caboolture Shire Councillor from 1991 until she retired in 1994, and was secretary of the Bribie Island branch of the Australian Labor Party
. In 2001, she was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly
as the Labor member for Pumicestone
, which she has represented since.
Her husband, Jon Sullivan
, is a former MLA for Caboolture
and former MP for the federal division of Longman
.
In her early years as a politician, she found it difficult to get notoriety among her peers, because she was younger than most of the others working in her same department. Through the years, she has gained influence in the Queensland Legislative Assembly .
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. Born at Millmerran
Millmerran, Queensland
Millmerran is a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The town is situated on the Gore Highway, 208 kilometres west of the state capital, Brisbane...
, she achieved a Bachelor of Education and a diploma in primary school teaching. She was a Caboolture Shire Councillor from 1991 until she retired in 1994, and was secretary of the Bribie Island branch of the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
. In 2001, she was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...
as the Labor member for Pumicestone
Electoral district of Pumicestone
The district of Pumicestone is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The district was first created for the 2001 state election. Located in the corridor between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, it includes the urbanised areas of Bribie Island, as...
, which she has represented since.
Her husband, Jon Sullivan
Jon Sullivan
Jonathan Harold "Jon" Sullivan , an Australian politician, was a member of the Australian House of Representatives from 2007 to 2010, representing the seat of Longman for the Australian Labor Party and previously, a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1989 to 1998, representing the...
, is a former MLA for Caboolture
Electoral district of Caboolture
Caboolture was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It existed from 1977 to 2001 and centred on the community of Caboolture between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast.-Members for Caboolture:...
and former MP for the federal division of Longman
Division of Longman
The Division of Longman is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was first proclaimed in 1994. The division is named after Irene Longman, the first female Member of the Queensland State Parliament and the third woman elected to a parliament in Australia.-Boundaries:Longman...
.
In her early years as a politician, she found it difficult to get notoriety among her peers, because she was younger than most of the others working in her same department. Through the years, she has gained influence in the Queensland Legislative Assembly .