Alicia Payne | |
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Member of the Australian Parliament for Canberra | |
Assumed office 18 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Gai Brodtmann |
Personal details | |
Born | Canberra, ACT, Australia [1] | 24 July 1982
Political party | Labor |
Alma mater | University of Sydney |
Occupation | Researcher |
Website |
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Alicia Emma Payne (born 24 July 1982) is an Australian politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives since the 2019 federal election. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and represents the Division of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
Payne was born in Canberra. [1] She attended Kambah High School before going on to study economics at the University of Sydney. [2] Before entering politics she worked at the National Centre For Social And Economic Modelling (NATSEM) and at the Department of the Treasury. [3]
Payne joined the Labor Party in 2006. [2] She has worked as a political staffer for several Labor MPs, serving as a senior adviser to Lindsay Tanner and Bill Shorten and later as chief of staff to Jenny Macklin. [1] In September 2018, she won ALP preselection for the Division of Canberra, replacing the retiring MP Gai Brodtmann. [4] Before her preselection, she was the vice-president of the Australian Labor Party (Australian Capital Territory Branch). [1] Payne retained Canberra for her party at the 2019 federal election. [2] She is factionally unaligned. [1]
The pitch emphasised her local credentials, pointing to a lifetime living in Canberra. 'I was born in Woden Valley Hospital and this year I had my baby son there,' Ms Payne wrote.
Alicia Payne | |
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Member of the Australian Parliament for Canberra | |
Assumed office 18 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Gai Brodtmann |
Personal details | |
Born | Canberra, ACT, Australia [1] | 24 July 1982
Political party | Labor |
Alma mater | University of Sydney |
Occupation | Researcher |
Website |
www |
Alicia Emma Payne (born 24 July 1982) is an Australian politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives since the 2019 federal election. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and represents the Division of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
Payne was born in Canberra. [1] She attended Kambah High School before going on to study economics at the University of Sydney. [2] Before entering politics she worked at the National Centre For Social And Economic Modelling (NATSEM) and at the Department of the Treasury. [3]
Payne joined the Labor Party in 2006. [2] She has worked as a political staffer for several Labor MPs, serving as a senior adviser to Lindsay Tanner and Bill Shorten and later as chief of staff to Jenny Macklin. [1] In September 2018, she won ALP preselection for the Division of Canberra, replacing the retiring MP Gai Brodtmann. [4] Before her preselection, she was the vice-president of the Australian Labor Party (Australian Capital Territory Branch). [1] Payne retained Canberra for her party at the 2019 federal election. [2] She is factionally unaligned. [1]
The pitch emphasised her local credentials, pointing to a lifetime living in Canberra. 'I was born in Woden Valley Hospital and this year I had my baby son there,' Ms Payne wrote.