Linda Burney
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Linda Jean Burney (born 25 April 1957) is an Australian politician who is an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing Barton since the 2016 federal election. She is Minister for Indigenous Australians in the Albanese ministry, and the first woman who identifies as Aboriginal to serve in that position.[1]
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Minister for Indigenous Australians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 1 June 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Ken Wyatt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of the Australian Parliament for Barton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 2 July 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Nickolas Varvaris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 8 April 2011 – 7 March 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leader | John Robertson Luke Foley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Jillian Skinner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Michael Daley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National President of the Labor Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 27 December 2008 – 30 July 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Mike Rann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Michael Williamson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Canterbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 22 March 2003 – 6 May 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Kevin Moss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Sophie Cotsis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1957-04-25) 25 April 1957 (age 67) Whitton, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Labor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Rick Farley (d. 2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Charles Sturt University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Teacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Burney was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Canterbury for Labor from 2003 to 2016. She was the New South Wales Deputy Leader of the Opposition and was also Shadow Minister for Education and Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs. In the Keneally ministry, she was the Minister for the State Plan and Minister for Community Services. During 2008 and 2009, Burney was National President of the Labor Party.
Burney was the first person who identifies as Aboriginal to serve in the New South Wales Parliament in 2003, and also the first Aboriginal identifying woman to be elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 2016.
After the election of a federal Labor government in the 2022 election on 21 May 2022, Burney was appointed Minister for Indigenous Australians.