Julie Collins
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Julie Maree Collins is an Australian politician. She was elected in the 2007 Federal Election as an Australian Labor Party
member of the Australian House of Representatives
in the Division of Franklin
in Tasmania
.
Collins was born in Hobart
, Tasmania
. She is married with three children.
Ms Collins was State Secretary of the Tasmanian Labor Party 2006-07.
She previously stood unsuccessfully for the state division of Denison
in the 2006 state election.
She successfully held her seat in the 2010 election and was promoted into the executive of the Gillard Government when sworn in as Parliamentary Secretary for Community Services on 14 September 2010.
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....
in the Division of Franklin
Division of Franklin
The Division of Franklin is an Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania. The division was created in 1903 and is named for Sir John Franklin, the polar explorer who was Lt Governor of Van Diemen's Land 1843-46. It is located in southern Tasmania, including the Hobart suburbs of Bridgewater,...
in Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
.
Collins was born in Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
, Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
. She is married with three children.
Ms Collins was State Secretary of the Tasmanian Labor Party 2006-07.
She previously stood unsuccessfully for the state division of Denison
Division of Denison (state)
The Electoral Division of Denison is one of the 5 electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The division is named after Sir William Denison, who was Lieutenant Governor of Van_Diemen's Land 1847-55, and Governor of New South Wales 1855-61. The division shares its name and boundaries with the...
in the 2006 state election.
She successfully held her seat in the 2010 election and was promoted into the executive of the Gillard Government when sworn in as Parliamentary Secretary for Community Services on 14 September 2010.