Nicola Centofanti | |
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Member of the Legislative Council | |
Assumed office 7 April 2020 | |
Preceded by | Andrew McLachlan |
Personal details | |
Born | Nicola Jane Andrew 12 February 1982 |
Political party | Liberal Party of Australia (SA) |
Profession | Veterinarian |
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Nicola Jane Centofanti (born 12 February 1982) [1] [2] is an Australian politician. Since April 2022,she has been the Leader of the Opposition in the South Australian Legislative Council,Shadow Minister for Regional South Australia,Shadow Minister for Primary Industries,and Shadow Minister for Water Resources &the River Murray. [3] Centofanti was appointed to a casual vacancy in the South Australian Legislative Council representing the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia on 7 April 2020. [4] [5]
Prior to joining the parliament,Centofanti was a rural veterinarian in South Australia's Riverland region,and vice-president of the state division of the Liberal Party. [6]
Centofanti grew up in Berri in South Australia's Riverland. She attended the local high school in Glossop,before being accepted into Veterinary Science at Murdoch University in Western Australia. After graduating with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science with first class honours in 2004,Centofanti returned to South Australia and commenced her career at the Riverland Veterinary Clinic. In 2010,she became a member of the Australian and New Zealand college of veterinary scientists for small animal medicine.
Centofanti is married with three children. She is a member of Rotary Berri,Legacy Club of South Australia and Broken Hill,Military Wives Choir as well as a trainer for the Berri Football Club.
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