Danna Sue Vale (born 14 November 1944), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Hughes, New South Wales. She will not be re-contesting her seat at the next Australian federal election.
Vale is the mother of four sons and she is currently the Federal Member for Hughes.
From 1984 until 1988 Minister Vale was a full-time wife, mother and student, study...
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Danna Sue Vale (born 14 November 1944), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Hughes, New South Wales. She will not be re-contesting her seat at the next Australian federal election.
Vale is the mother of four sons and she is currently the Federal Member for Hughes.
From 1984 until 1988 Minister Vale was a full-time wife, mother and student, studying arts and law at Sydney University. In 1988, she began practising as a solicitor and held this position until entering parliament.
Vale was first elected to the House of Representatives for Hughes, New South Wales in March 1996, re-elected in 1998, 2001, 2004 and 2007. Following re-election in 2001, she was appointed Minister for Veterans' Affairs (26.11.01 to 22.10.04) and Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence (26.11.01 to 29.09.03).
She is a member of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Science and Innovation...
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