Ann Sudmalis Liberal Party of Australia - New South Wales

Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Gilmore, New South Wales, 2013 and 2016.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Education and Employment from 4.12.13 to 9.5.16; Health from 4.12.13 to 2.2.16; Indigenous Affairs from 14.9.16.
• Joint Standing: Corporations and Financial Services from 11.2.15 to 2.2.16; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade from 14.9.16; National Disability Insurance Scheme from 14.9.16.

Party positions

• Member, Liberal Party from 2006.
• Vice-President, State Electoral Council 2009-11.
• Branch Delegate, Liberal Party Women's Council 2010-12.
• Branch Treasurer 2010-12.

Personal

• Born 16.9.1955, Milton, NSW.

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BSc (ANU), DipEd (CCAE), MEd (CSU).
• Certificate IV in Visual Arts.
• Waitress, cook, cleaner 1974-77.
• High school science teacher 1979-88.
• Company director, family manufacturing business 1988-2003 and 2004-05.
• Volunteer teacher, India 2003.
• Community art teacher 2006.
• Electorate officer 2007-12.
• Tutor, University of Wollongong 2011.

Electorate

Description: rural.
Location: south-eastern New South Wales; it includes the centres of Berry, Bomaderry, Gerringong, Kangaroo Valley, Kiama, Milton, Minnamurra, Nowra, Shellharbour, Shell Cove, Sussex Inlet, Ulladulla and Warilla.
Area: 6 342 sq km.
Electors enrolled: 115 878 (at 2.7.16).
Industries: tourism, timber, dairy and beef cattle, paper mill, brickworks, light engineering, dairy products, steel fabrication and fishing.
State electorates: Gilmore includes the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of South Coast, and parts of Kiama and Shellharbour.