Charishma Kaliyanda | |
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Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Liverpool | |
Assumed office 25 March 2023 | |
Preceded by | Paul Lynch |
Parliamentary Secretary for Emergency Services,Youth Justice,Customer Service and Digital Government | |
Assumed office 16 June 2024 | |
Minister | Jihad Dib |
Preceded by | Anthony D'Adam |
Councillor of the City of Liverpool for South Ward | |
Assumed office 2016 | |
Personal details | |
Born | India |
Political party | Labor |
Occupation | Occupational therapist |
Charishma Kaliyanda is an Australian politician who is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Liverpool since 2023. She also serves as a Councillor on the City of Liverpool.
Kaliyanda was born in India. She migrated to Australia as a four-year-old with her parents and brother [1] and was raised in Liverpool. She is a registered Occupational Therapist, [2] having completed a Masters in the subject. [1]
She has previously worked full-time for an industry group helping engineers into the workforce and has worked as Community Engagement and Development Officer with headspace. [1]
Kaliyanda joined the Australian Labor Party in the late 2000s [1] and was announced as the party's endorsed candidate for the new New South Wales state seat of Holsworthy for the 2015 New South Wales state election. She was defeated by the incumbent Menai member Melanie Gibbons. [3]
Kaliyanda was elected to Liverpool City Council for the South Ward in 2016. [4] She was endorsed as the Labor candidate for Holsworthy again at the 2019 election but was defeated by Gibbons for a second time. [5] [6] Kaliyanda was re-elected to Liverpool City Council in 2021. [7] She has been endorsed as the Labor candidate for the safe seat of Liverpool at the 2023 election. [8] She was elected a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Liverpool for the Labor Party in 2023. [9] [10]
In October 2023,Kaliyanda signed an open letter which condemned attacks against Israeli and Palestinian civilians during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. [11] In 2024,she was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for Emergency Services,Youth Justice,Customer Service and Digital Government.
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