Katrina Hodgkinson
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Katrina Ann Hodgkinson MP
JP
is an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
. She has represented the Burrinjuck for the National Party of Australia
since 27 March 1999. She is currently the Minister for Primary Industries and Minister for Small Business in the O'Farrell
Liberal
/National
Coalition Government.
Hodgkinson was born in Yass
, New South Wales and educated at Canberra Girls' Grammar School
and Narrabundah College
, and Metropolitan Business College of New South Wales. She was a Technical and Further Education
instructor from 1989 to 1991, owned a small business from 1989 to 1997 and worked for a property development company between 1996 and 1997. She was an adviser to Senator Nick Minchin
, Minister for Industry, Science and Resources from 1997 to 1999.
Hodgkinson was elected to Parliament in 1999 and was a member of the Legislative Assembly Public Accounts Committee from 1999 to 2003 and the Shadow Minister for Fair Trading and Shadow Minister for Small Business from 2003 to 2005. She was the Shadow Minister for Tourism from April 2005 to April 2007 and Shadow Minister for Major Events from March 2006 to April 2007. Following the March 2007 State Election, Hodgkinson was promoted to the Shadow Community Services Portfolio, a position that she held until December 2008. During this period she also held the Portfilios of Shadow Minister for Families and Shadow Minister for Child Safety.
As a result of the Shadow Cabinet reshuffle on 28 December 2008, Hodgkinson took on responsibility for the newly created Natural Resource Management Portfolio. Following the State Election win by the NSW Liberals and The Nationals Coalition on Saturday 28 March 2011, Hodgkinson was , Hodgkinson was selected, on 3 April 2011 to be Minister for Primary Industry and Minister for Small Business in the Coalition Government.
Member of Parliament
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JP
Justice of the Peace
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is an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
. She has represented the Burrinjuck for the National Party of Australia
National Party of Australia
The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...
since 27 March 1999. She is currently the Minister for Primary Industries and Minister for Small Business in the O'Farrell
Barry O'Farrell
Barry Robert O'Farrell MP, is an Australian politician and is the 43rd Premier of New South Wales, Minister for Western Sydney, Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party and a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Ku-ring-gai for the Liberal Party since 1999.Born in...
Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
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/National
National Party of Australia
The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...
Coalition Government.
Hodgkinson was born in Yass
Yass, New South Wales
Yass is a town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Yass Valley Shire. The name appears to have been derived from an Aboriginal word, "Yarrh" , said to mean 'running water'....
, New South Wales and educated at Canberra Girls' Grammar School
Canberra Girls' Grammar School
Canberra Girls' Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school predominantly for girls, located in Deakin, a suburb of Canberra, the capital of Australia....
and Narrabundah College
Narrabundah College
Narrabundah College is a government college that teaches the last two years of secondary education in the Australian Capital Territory. It was the first school in Australia to offer the International Baccalaureate, starting the programme in February 1978....
, and Metropolitan Business College of New South Wales. She was a Technical and Further Education
Technical and Further Education
In Australia, training and further education or TAFE institutions provide a wide range of predominantly vocational tertiary education courses, mostly qualifying courses under the National Training System/Australian Qualifications Framework/Australian Quality Training Framework...
instructor from 1989 to 1991, owned a small business from 1989 to 1997 and worked for a property development company between 1996 and 1997. She was an adviser to Senator Nick Minchin
Nick Minchin
Nicholas Hugh "Nick" Minchin is a former Australian politician, serving as a Liberal member of the Australian Senate representing South Australia from July 1993 to June 2011, and a former cabinet minister in the Howard Government....
, Minister for Industry, Science and Resources from 1997 to 1999.
Hodgkinson was elected to Parliament in 1999 and was a member of the Legislative Assembly Public Accounts Committee from 1999 to 2003 and the Shadow Minister for Fair Trading and Shadow Minister for Small Business from 2003 to 2005. She was the Shadow Minister for Tourism from April 2005 to April 2007 and Shadow Minister for Major Events from March 2006 to April 2007. Following the March 2007 State Election, Hodgkinson was promoted to the Shadow Community Services Portfolio, a position that she held until December 2008. During this period she also held the Portfilios of Shadow Minister for Families and Shadow Minister for Child Safety.
As a result of the Shadow Cabinet reshuffle on 28 December 2008, Hodgkinson took on responsibility for the newly created Natural Resource Management Portfolio. Following the State Election win by the NSW Liberals and The Nationals Coalition on Saturday 28 March 2011, Hodgkinson was , Hodgkinson was selected, on 3 April 2011 to be Minister for Primary Industry and Minister for Small Business in the Coalition Government.
External links
- "My take on our Member, Katrina Hodgkinson" by LEE MILLS, Yass Tribune (14 May 2010)