Kayee Griffin

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Kayee Griffin
Member of Legislative Council of New South Wales
In office
22 March 2003 4 March 2011
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Born (1950-02-06) 6 February 1950 (age 74)
Sydney
Political party Labor Party

Kayee Frances Griffin (born 6 February 1950) is an Australian politician and former Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, serving from 2003 until her retirement in 2011.

Griffin was born in Sydney [1] to parents Matt and Kathleen Griffin. She grew up in the City of Canterbury. After leaving school, she was employed with the Department of Labour and Industry and the New South Wales Treasury between 1967 and 1979. She became a member of the Municipal Employees Union (MEU) in 1981 and an organiser in 1987, continuing in that role until 1996. In 1979 she became an electoral advisor for Federal MP Leo McLeay. In 1981 she became the Secretary for the Mayor of Canterbury, before returning to her earlier role with McLeay in 1997.

She joined the Labor Party in 1973 and was a member of the Lakemba Branch, becoming Secretary in 1979. She was the convenor of the Party's 'Status of Women Committee' between 1996 and 1999, and also the chairperson of the Party's Local Government Administrative Committee in 1999.

In 1991 she was elected an alderman of Canterbury Municipal Council and in 1995 she became its mayor. On council, she served with fellow parliamentarians John Hatzistergos and Tony Stewart.

In 1995 she was elected vice president of the United Services Union, the successor to the MEU, and continued in that role until 1999 when she became Senior Vice President. She held that role until 2003 when she was elected to Parliament.

Prior to her election to Parliament, she was a member of:

She stood as a candidate for the Australian Labor Party in the 2003 Legislative Council Wales election. She was placed ninth on the Labor Party Group ticket and was the 17th person elected to the Council at that election, serving an eight-year term. [2] [3]

She was the Legislative Council Representative on the Council of the University of Newcastle between 7 May 2003 and 21 December 2004. She was Deputy President and Chair of Committees between 24 November 2009 and 4 March 2011. [4]

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References

  1. "Kayee Griffin MLC". Archived from the original on 30 March 2010.
  2. "Legislative Council first count quota" (PDF). NSW Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2011.
  3. Green, Antony (October 2003). "New South Wales Legislative Council Elections 2003" (PDF). Background Paper No. 08/2003. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. "Ms Kayee Frances Griffin (1950- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 June 2019.

 

New South Wales Legislative Council
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2009–2011
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