Dr Marjorie O'Neill | |
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Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Coogee | |
Assumed office 23 March 2019 | |
Preceded by | Bruce Notley-Smith |
Parliamentary Secretary for Transport | |
Assumed office 26 April 2023 | |
Minister | Jo Haylen |
Preceded by | Mark Taylor |
Councillor of Waverley Council for Waverley Ward | |
In office 9 September 2017 –16 March 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Marjorie Spooner O'Neill 6 December 1985 [1] Sydney,Australia |
Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Residence | Bronte [2] |
Alma mater | St Vincent's College,Potts Point |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | marjorieoneill |
Marjorie Spooner O'Neill is an Australian politician. O'Neill was elected as a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Coogee at the 2019 state election. [3] [4] O'Neill was also a Councillor of Waverley Council from 2017 to 2021. [5]
Born to Brian William O'Neill and Keri Spooner,O'Neill was raised in the Bronte area of Sydney. [6] Marjorie attended St Vincent's College,Potts Point. Her father,Brian O'Neill,served as a member of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales for over 20 years. [7] [8] She has a PhD in Management and Economics [5] and has been an academic teaching in Australia and internationally. [6] [9]
O'Neill is a volunteer surf lifesaver at Clovelly Surf Life Saving Club. [4] She also played rugby union for Sydney University Women's Rugby Club and coached at UNSW. [6]
O'Neill was first elected to Waverley Council on 9 September 2017 in Waverley Ward representing the Labor Party. She served as the Chair of the Community Safety Advisory Committee and the Waverley Surf Life Saving Club Committee. [10] [5] She was later preselected to run as the Labor candidate in the Division of Coogee in the 2019 state election. Dr. O'Neill defeated Bruce Notley-Smith to become the Member for Coogee,in one of two victories for the Labor Party in the 2019 State Election. [3] [4] [7] [11]
O'Neill used her inaugural speech to discuss her heritage,her family,the history of the electorate of Coogee,and her priorities while she holds the seat. [12] In her first term,she was a member of the Legislative Assembly Committee on Transport and Infrastructure and the Modern Slavery Committee. [11] She was appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary for Transport in May 2023. [11]
O'Neill is a regular contributor to The Beast magazine,with her own column each month. [13] [14]
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