Dana Wortley | |
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Member of the South Australian Parliament for Torrens | |
Assumed office 15 March 2014 | |
Senator for South Australia | |
In office 1 July 2005 –30 June 2011 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1959 (age 63–64) Adelaide,South Australia |
Political party | Australian Labor Party (SA) |
Spouse | Russell Wortley |
Alma mater | University of South Australia |
Dana Johanna Wortley (born 1959 [1] ) is an Australian politician,representing the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Torrens for the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party since the 2014 state election. She was previously a Labor Senator for South Australia from 2005 to 2011,elected to a six-year term at the 2004 federal election.
Wortley has a Bachelor of Education (Communication Studies) from the University of South Australia and a Diploma of Teaching from the Salisbury College of Advanced Education. She has previously been employed as a primary school teacher,a journalist and state secretary for the Media,Entertainment and Arts Alliance. [2] [3]
Wortley was placed winnable third on South Australian Labor's Senate ticket at the 2004 federal election and was elected,commencing her six-year term on 1 July 2005. She was again placed third on the ticket at the 2010 federal election but her re-election attempt was unsuccessful with only the first two candidates elected. Her term ended on 30 June 2011. [3]
Wortley won the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Torrens at the 2014 state election. [4] [5] She is a member of the Public Works and Social Development committees. [6]
Wortley is married to fellow state Labor politician Russell Wortley. They have one son. [2] She is also a member of the Lions Club,and has stated this on her official Facebook profile. [7]
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