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Annette Ellis - Member for Canberra

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Annette Ellis - Member for Canberra

Parliament House

Tel:
(02) 6277 4372
Fax:
(02) 6277 8491
Email:
Email Annette

Canberra Electorate Office

205 Anketell Street
Tuggeranong, ACT, 2900
Tel:
(02) 6293 1344 o
Fax:
(02) 6293 1068
Web:
http://www.annette-ellis.alp.org.au

Biography

Annette was born in Melbourne. She worked first in the private sector, before spending eight years in the Victorian public service and then joining the Commonwealth public service in Canberra in 1974.

Annette was elected to the ACT Legislative Assembly in 1992 and as the Federal Member for Namadgi in 1996. Following a redistribution, Annette was elected as the Federal Member for Canberra in 1998.

Annette is currently deputy chair of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family and Community Affairs, a member of the Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories and deputy chair of the Caucus Social Policy and Community Development Committee.

Annette has a long association with the Canberra community and is patron of many local organisations including the Tuggeranong Community Festival, the Tuggeranong Cowboys Football Club, Buffaloes Football Club, Bulldogs Junior AFL Club, Tuggeranong United Junior Soccer Club, Tuggeranong United Women's Soccer Club, Macarthur Scout Group, Isabella Plains Scout Group, Tuggeranong Dog Training Club and the Arthritis Foundation of the ACT.

Annette was elected to the Shadow Ministry on 23 August 2002.

Electorate Profile

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State: Australian Capital Territory (Inner Metropolitan)

Name: A locality name derived from an Aboriginal word which is held to mean 'meeting place'.

Area and Location Description: It covers an area of approximately 1900 sq km from the whole of Weston Creek, Woden Valley, Stromlo, Tuggeranong, Oaks Estate, the south Canberra suburbs of Yarralumla, Parkes, Forrest, Deakin, Red Hill, the industrial area of Hume and the remainder of the ACT to the south and west of the Murrumbidgee River. It also includes those Norfolk Island residents entitled to enrol in the Australian Capital Territory.

Products/Industries of the area: Mainly residential with some light industry at Hume, tourism, and retail industries. Many people who reside in the division of Canberra are employed by the government.

First Proclaimed: 1974 (Prior to 1974 - Australian Capital Territory)

Past Members:

  • Annette Ellis (ALP) 1998-
  • B McMullan (ALP) 1996-98
  • B M Smyth (LP) 1995-96
  • R J Kelly (ALP) 1980-95
  • J W Haslem (LP) 1975-80
  • K E Enderby (ALP) 1974-75