Sandra Nori
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Sandra Christine Nori is a former Australia
n politician and presently a company director and Member of Macquarie University
Council.
Nori was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
representing the electoral districts of McKell
(19881991) and Port Jackson
(19912007) for the Australian Labor Party
. She served in a range of ministerial portfolios between 1999 and 2007. Since leaving politics, Nori has been appointed to a number of roles as a non-executive director.
, of Italian parents, and was educated at Petersham Girls High School
and received a Bachelor of Economics at the University of Sydney
. Nori is a former wife of Senator
John Faulkner
and together they have two children.
; and the newly-created electorate of Port Jackson between 1991 and 2007 (which was again abolished at the 2007 state election).
In the battle for re-election as the Member for McKell at the 1988 state election
, Nori successfully defeated independent
candidate, Frank Sartor
. Sartor went on to join the Labor Party, represent the electorate of Rockdale
, and become a senior Labor minister.
She was Minister for Small Business from April 1999 to April 2003, and was Minister for Tourism (later Tourism and Sport and Recreation) from April 1999 and Minister for Women from 2002 until her retirement from parliament in March 2007.
. Following Nori's departure from politics in 2007, allegations arose that Gibson was involved in an alleged incident causing criminal assault
. These allegations were raised with Premier Iemma
by another Member of Parliament. The alleged victim of the assault was Gibson's former partner, Nori. Iemma referred the matter to the NSW Police for investigation. The Police investigation determined that, due to insufficient evidence, there was no case to arrest or charge Gibson.
and also serves on the boards of the NSW TAFE Commission, Domain Resorts and Residences, and Komosion, a digital marketing and website publishing software company.
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 and presently a company director and Member of Macquarie University
Macquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
Council.
Nori was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New 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...
representing the electoral districts of McKell
Electoral district of McKell
McKell was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1988, largely replacing the abolished district of Elizabeth. It was named after William McKell, former Premier of New South Wales , in inner Sydney...
(19881991) and Port Jackson
Electoral district of Port Jackson
Port Jackson was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was created at the 1991 election and was abolished at the 2007 election being substantially replaced by the recreated electorates of Balmain and Sydney following a redistribution of...
(19912007) for the 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...
. She served in a range of ministerial portfolios between 1999 and 2007. Since leaving politics, Nori has been appointed to a number of roles as a non-executive director.
Early years and background
She was born in NewcastleNewcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
, of Italian parents, and was educated at Petersham Girls High School
Petersham Girls High School
Petersham Girls High School is a closed girls high school in Sydney, Australia. The school was located on Crystal Street in Petersham North, the current site of the Petersham College of the Sydney Institute of TAFE. It opened in 1878, and in November 1989 was merged with Newtown Boys High School to...
and received a Bachelor of Economics at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
. Nori is a former wife of Senator
Australian Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives. Senators are popularly elected under a system of proportional representation. Senators are elected for a term that is usually six years; after a double dissolution, however,...
John Faulkner
John Faulkner
John Philip Faulkner is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor member of the Australian Senate since 1989, representing the state of New South Wales. Following a period serving on various Senate Committees and as Deputy Whip, he was a Minister in the Keating Labor government 1993-96...
and together they have two children.
Parliamentary career
A member of the Australian Labor Party, Nori represented two electorates successively: the newly-created electorate of McKell between 1988 and 1991 (which was abolished at the 1991 state electionNew South Wales state election, 1991
Elections to the 50th Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday 25 May 1991. All seats in the Legislative Assembly and half the seats in the Legislative Council were up for election...
; and the newly-created electorate of Port Jackson between 1991 and 2007 (which was again abolished at the 2007 state election).
In the battle for re-election as the Member for McKell at the 1988 state election
New South Wales state election, 1988
Elections to the 49th Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday 19 March 1988. All seats in the Legislative Assembly and half the seats in the Legislative Council were up for election...
, Nori successfully defeated independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
candidate, Frank Sartor
Frank Sartor
Francesco Ernest 'Frank' Sartor JP a former Australian politician, was New South Wales Minister for Climate Change and the Environment and Minister Assisting the Minister for Health between 2009 and 2011. He was a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Rockdale for the...
. Sartor went on to join the Labor Party, represent the electorate of Rockdale
Electoral district of Rockdale
Rockdale is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by John Flowers of the Liberal Party of Australia.-History:...
, and become a senior Labor minister.
She was Minister for Small Business from April 1999 to April 2003, and was Minister for Tourism (later Tourism and Sport and Recreation) from April 1999 and Minister for Women from 2002 until her retirement from parliament in March 2007.
Controversy
At some stage during the early 1990s, Nori was in a relationship with Paul Gibson, who was at that time Labor member for LondonderryElectoral district of Londonderry
Londonderry is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Bart Bassett of the Liberal Party of Australia.-Members for Londonderry:-Election results:...
. Following Nori's departure from politics in 2007, allegations arose that Gibson was involved in an alleged incident causing criminal assault
Assault
In law, assault is a crime causing a victim to fear violence. The term is often confused with battery, which involves physical contact. The specific meaning of assault varies between countries, but can refer to an act that causes another to apprehend immediate and personal violence, or in the more...
. These allegations were raised with Premier Iemma
Morris Iemma
Morris Iemma , is a former Australian politician and 40th Premier of New South Wales, succeeding Bob Carr after he resigned on 3 August 2005. Iemma led the Australian Labor Party to victory in the 2007 election before resigning as Premier on 5 September 2008, and as a Member of Parliament on 19...
by another Member of Parliament. The alleged victim of the assault was Gibson's former partner, Nori. Iemma referred the matter to the NSW Police for investigation. The Police investigation determined that, due to insufficient evidence, there was no case to arrest or charge Gibson.
Career after leaving New South Wales parliament
In 2008, Nori was appointed to the Council of Macquarie UniversityMacquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
and also serves on the boards of the NSW TAFE Commission, Domain Resorts and Residences, and Komosion, a digital marketing and website publishing software company.