Joanne Duncan (politician)
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Joanne Therese "Jo" Duncan (born 1 May 1959) is an Australia
n politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party
member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
since 1999, representing Macedon
since 2002.
Duncan was born in Melbourne
, Victoria
and attended St Columba's in Essendon
1970–76. In 1977 she became an audio-visual tech. In 1988 she received a Bachelor of Education
from Melbourne College of Advanced Education and became a teacher librarian.
In 1999, Duncan was preselected as the Labor
candidate for the Liberal
-held seat of Gisborne
, and defeated the Liberal candidate to win the seat. The seat was abolished in 2002, and Duncan transferred to Macedon
, which she has represented since.
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. She has been 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 Victorian Legislative Assembly
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
since 1999, representing Macedon
Electoral district of Macedon
The Electoral district of Macedon is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was created in 2002, replacing the abolished electorate of Gisborne...
since 2002.
Duncan was born in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
and attended St Columba's in Essendon
Essendon, Victoria
Essendon is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km north-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moonee Valley...
1970–76. In 1977 she became an audio-visual tech. In 1988 she received a Bachelor of Education
Bachelor of Education
A Bachelor of Education is an undergraduate academic degree which qualifies the graduate as a teacher in schools.-North America:...
from Melbourne College of Advanced Education and became a teacher librarian.
In 1999, Duncan was preselected as the Labor
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...
candidate for the Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
-held seat of Gisborne
Electoral district of Gisborne
The Electoral district of Gisborne is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was created in 1967.-Members for Gisborne:-See also:*Parliaments of the Australian states and territories...
, and defeated the Liberal candidate to win the seat. The seat was abolished in 2002, and Duncan transferred to Macedon
Electoral district of Macedon
The Electoral district of Macedon is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was created in 2002, replacing the abolished electorate of Gisborne...
, which she has represented since.