Sharon Joy Grierson (born 4 May 1951), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since November 2001, representing the Division of Newcastle. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate The Division of Newcastle is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. She was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, and was educated at Newcastle Teachers College. The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie She was a teacher and school principal before entering politics.
She is currently the only Labor MP to sign the Australian Marriage Equality Charter, voting in favour for legislation to legalise same-sex marriage in Australia when it is presented in parliament.
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| Parliament of Australia | ||
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| Preceded by Allan Morris |
Member for Newcastle 2001 – present |
Incumbent |
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| NAME | Grierson, Sharon Joy |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4 May 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | living |
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