Susan Lamb

Susan Lamb
MP
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Longman
Assumed office
2 July 2016
Preceded by Wyatt Roy
Personal details
Born (1972-03-23) 23 March 1972
Mackay, Queensland
Citizenship Australian
Political party Australian Labor Party
Children Four[1]
Occupation Teacher Aide
Union Official

Susan Lamb (born 23 March 1972) is the Member for the Division of Longman following the 2016 election for the Parliament of Australia on 2 July 2016. She was officially declared as the Federal Member for Longman on 26 July 2016 and sworn in on 30 August 2016.

Life

Born in Mackay, Queensland. Lamb was a teacher aide, then a lead organiser with United Voice from 2012.[2]

Lamb defeated the Liberal National Party of Queensland's former Assistant Minister for Innovation Wyatt Roy in the Australian federal election, 2016. The LNP had expected to retain the seat located in Brisbane's northern suburbs only to lose by a small margin of 0.79%.[2]

References

  1. "Susan Lamb > About". Australian Labor Party. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 Election guide, ABC, Retrieved July 2016
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Wyatt Roy
Member for Longman
2016–present
Incumbent
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