Kristy McBain | |
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Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories | |
Assumed office 1 June 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
Preceded by | Nola Marino |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Eden-Monaro | |
Assumed office 4 July 2020 | |
Preceded by | Mike Kelly |
Mayor of Bega Valley Shire | |
In office 29 September 2016 –1 March 2020 | |
Preceded by | Michael Britten |
Succeeded by | Sharon Tapscott |
Personal details | |
Born | Traralgon,Victoria,Australia | 29 September 1982
Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Spouse | Brad McBain |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University of Canberra |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
Website | www |
Kristy Louise McBain (born 29 September 1982[ citation needed ]) is an Australian politician. She currently represents the division of Eden-Monaro, [1] and is the Minister for Regional Development,Local Government and Territories. [2]
McBain was born in Traralgon,Victoria. [3] Her family moved to the Bega Valley in the 1990s and ran a small sporting store in Merimbula. [4]
McBain attended Eden Marine High School,before completing a double degree in Law/Communications at the University of Canberra. [5]
McBain met her husband Brad in high school and runs a small plumbing business. [4] They and their three children live in Tura Beach. [5]
McBain became a councillor for Bega Valley Shire in September 2012 and became the mayor in September 2016. [6] [3]
McBain resigned as mayor and councillor in March 2020 to contest the July 2020 Eden-Monaro by-election for the Labor Party. She won the seat for the party with 50.4% of the two-party-preferred vote and was sworn in as a member of parliament on 24 August 2020. [7]
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