Janice Crosio
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Janice Ann Crosio, AM
, MBE
(born 3 January 1939), Australia
n politician, was an Australian Labor Party
member of the Australian House of Representatives
.
, New South Wales
and educated at Strathfield Girls High School
. In 1957, she married Ivo Crosio and they have one son and twin daughters. She was an alderman of Fairfield City Council
in suburban Sydney from 1971 to 1980 and Mayor from 1974 to 1975 and 1977 to 1980.
in thirty years, representing Fairfield
from 1981 to 1988 and Smithfield
from 1988 to 1990. She was the first woman Cabinet minister in New South Wales: Minister for Natural Resources 1984-86, Minister for Local Government 1986-88 and Minister for Water Resources 1986-88.
, New South Wales
from March 1990 to October 2004. She was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Arts and Administrative Services in 1993, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Environment, Sport and Territories 1993-94 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Security 1994-96. Crosio was Chief Opposition Whip 2001-04. She retired at the 2004 election.
for services to local government and the community in 1978. She was made Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
in 1980 for services to the Italian Community. In 2006 she was made a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia in recognition of her service to the Cand New South Wales parliaments and to her municipality and for her pioneering of women's participation in politics.
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
, MBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(born 3 January 1939), Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician, was an Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
member of the Australian House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
.
Early life
Crosio was born in SydneySydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
and educated at Strathfield Girls High School
Strathfield Girls High School
Strathfield Girls High School is a single-sex comprehensive high school located in the municipality of Strathfield in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
. In 1957, she married Ivo Crosio and they have one son and twin daughters. She was an alderman of Fairfield City Council
City of Fairfield
The City of Fairfield is a Local Government Area in the south-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.- Suburbs in the local government area :Suburbs in the City of Fairfield are:* Abbotsbury* Bonnyrigg* Bonnyrigg Heights* Bossley Park...
in suburban Sydney from 1971 to 1980 and Mayor from 1974 to 1975 and 1977 to 1980.
State politics
Crosio was the first woman elected to the New South Wales Legislative AssemblyNew South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
in thirty years, representing Fairfield
Electoral district of Fairfield
Fairfield is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's West. Fairfield has historically been one of the safest Labor seats in New South Wales and is considered a part of Labor's heartland in Western Sydney...
from 1981 to 1988 and Smithfield
Electoral district of Smithfield
Smithfield is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Andrew Rohan of the Liberal Party of Australia, who was elected as the first ever Liberal candidate of the electorate at the New South Wales state election, 2011.-Members...
from 1988 to 1990. She was the first woman Cabinet minister in New South Wales: Minister for Natural Resources 1984-86, Minister for Local Government 1986-88 and Minister for Water Resources 1986-88.
Federal politics
Crosio represented ProspectDivision of Prospect
The Division of Prospect was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales from 1969 to 2010. It was located in the western suburbs of Sydney, and included the suburbs of Fairfield, Smithfield, Kemps Creek, St Clair, Horsley Park and those parts of the suburb of Prospect south of...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
from March 1990 to October 2004. She was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Arts and Administrative Services in 1993, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Environment, Sport and Territories 1993-94 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Security 1994-96. Crosio was Chief Opposition Whip 2001-04. She retired at the 2004 election.
Honours
Crosio was made a Member of the Order of the British EmpireOrder of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
for services to local government and the community in 1978. She was made Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Italian orders of merit
There are five orders of knighthood awarded in recognition of service to the Italian Republic. Below these sit a number of other decorations, associated and otherwise, that do not confer knighthoods...
in 1980 for services to the Italian Community. In 2006 she was made a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia in recognition of her service to the Cand New South Wales parliaments and to her municipality and for her pioneering of women's participation in politics.