Warren Snowdon - Member for Lingiari

Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery

Parliament House

PO Box 6022
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Tel:

02 6277 7380

Fax:

02 6273 4117

Email:

Email Warren

Alice Springs Electorate Office

Unit 1, Yeperenye Centre
Alice Springs, NT, 0870

Tel:

(08) 8952 9696

Fax:

(08) 8952 5922

Postal Address:

PO Box 4007
Alice Springs, NT, 0871

Darwin Electorate Office

32 Cavenagh Street
Darwin, NT, 0801

Tel:

(08) 8942 3830

Fax:

(08) 8942 3834

Postal Address:

GPO Box 1596
Darwin, NT, 0801

Biography

Warren was born in Canberra. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1973 and then completed a Diploma in Education in 1975, moving to the Northern Territory to work as a teacher in Darwin. Between 1978 and 1981 he worked as a researcher at the Australian National University's Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, with Dr H C (Nugget) Coombs and Dr Maria Brandl, on the Aboriginal Children's and Families' Heritage Project.

He was elected to Parliament in 1987. He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for various portfolios including Transport and Communications, Employment Education and Training and Environment, Sport and Territories, in the Hawke and Keating Governments.

Since his re-election to Parliament in 1998, he has been a member of several parliamentary committees including the Joint Parliamentary Committees of Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade; Native Title and the Indigenous Land Fund and the Capital Territory and External Territories, as well as the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs and various Caucus committees.

Warren was appointed Minister for Defence Science and Personnel upon the election of the Rudd Labor Government in 2007. In 2009, he was appointed Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery.

Warren lives in Alice Springs with his partner Elizabeth and their four children.

Electorate Profile

State: Northern Territory

Name Derivation: Named in honour of Vincent Lingiari OAM 1908-88, who was a member of the Gurindji people from the Victoria River District.

Area and Location Description: Lingiari covers an area of approximately 1 347 849 sq km of the Northern Territory including Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

Products/Industries of the Area: Cattle, tourism, horticulture, fishing, light industry in Alice Springs, bauxite, copper, gold and uranium mining.

First Proclaimed/Election: 2000/2001 (Previously part of the Division of Northern Territory - 1922-2000.)

Demographic Rating: Rural

Members:

• SNOWDON, W (ALP) 2001-