Judith Troeth
Judith Troeth | |
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| Senator for Victoria | |
| In office 1 July 1993 – 30 June 2011 | |
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| Born | 3 August 1940 Melbourne, Victoria |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | Teacher, farmer |
Judith Mary Troeth AM (née Ralston; born 3 August 1940) is a former Australian politician. She was a Senator for Victoria from 1993 to 2011, representing the Liberal Party. She served as a parliamentary secretary in the Howard government from 1997 to 2004. Prior to entering politics she was a schoolteacher and farmer.
Early life
[edit]Troeth was born on 3 August 1940 in Brighton, Victoria.[1] She is the daughter of Eileen Mary and Keith Malcolm Ralston.[2]
Troeth was educated at Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne. She later completed the degree of Bachelor of Arts at the University of Melbourne, as well as a diploma in education.[2] She worked as a schoolteacher from 1962 to 1965 and from 1980 to 1987,[1] teaching at schools in Portland and Heywood. She farmed cattle and sheep with her husband near Heywood for three decades.[3]
Politics
[edit]Troeth became an officeholder in the Liberal Party in the early 1980s, serving as president of her local branch and holding various positions on committees within the state branch of the party.[1]
Senate
[edit]Troeth was elected to the Senate at the 1993 federal election, to a term beginning on 1 July 1993.[1] She established offices in Warrnambool and the Melbourne suburb of Broadmeadows.[4]
In 1994, Troeth was appointed as a shadow parliamentary secretary under opposition leader Alexander Downer, retaining the role following Downer's replacement by John Howard in 1995. She also served as chair of the Senate's scrutiny of bills committee from 1994 to 1996.[1]
Following the Coalition's victory at the 1996 election, Troeth was appointed chair of the foreign affairs, defence and trade legislation committee. She was appointed as a parliamentary secretary in the Howard government in 1997, initially under John Anderson in the Department of Primary Industries and Energy. In 1998 she moved to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, working under ministers Mark Vaile and Warren Truss.[1]
In January 2009, Troeth announced she would not be contesting the next election and would retire at the end of her term in June 2011.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Former Senator Judith Troeth". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Troeth, Judith". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ Sinnott, Alex (4 December 2009). "Vote's rural influence: Troeth says rain tells story". The Standard. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "Women in waiting". The Canberra Times. 28 October 1995.
- ^ Liberal Party: Retirement of Judith Troeth
- ^ Smiles, Sarah; Moncrief, Marc (15 January 2009). "Libs lose a small-l as Troeth goes". The Age. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Judith Troeth's website
- Troeth, Judith Mary at The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia
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