Amber-Jade Sanderson

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The Honourable
Amber-Jade Sanderson
MLA
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Morley
Assumed office
11 March 2017
Preceded byIan Britza
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for East Metropolitan
In office
22 May 2013 – 5 February 2017
Serving with Clohesy, Faragher, Hayden, Morton, Rowe
Succeeded byBill Leadbetter
Personal details
Born (1976-10-25) 25 October 1976 (age 45)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyLabor
Alma materCardiff University
Websitemorley.walabor.org.au

Amber-Jade Sanderson (born 25 October 1976) is an Australian politician who is a Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, representing the seat of Morley since 2017. From 2013 to 2017, she was a member of the Legislative Council representing East Metropolitan Region. She was a trade unionist before entering politics.

Sanderson was born in Sydney[1] to British immigrant parents. She moved to England as a child after her parents separated, and attended Alton College, Hampshire, before going on to Cardiff University. Sanderson returned to Australia in 2001 and began working as a media advisor for Carmen Lawrence (a federal MP). She was later employed by a trade union, United Voice, and eventually became assistant state secretary.[2][3] Sanderson was elected to parliament at the 2013 state election, running in third position on the Labor ticket in East Metropolitan. She became deputy chairman of committees in October 2013. Sanderson resigned her seat in February 2017 in order to contest the seat of Morley in the Legislative Assembly at the 2017 state election. Sanderson lives with her partner Philip and her two children.[1]

On 18 March 2021, after the 2021 election, Sanderson was appointed the Minister for Environment, Commerce and the newly created ministry of .[4][5] On 17 December 2021, Sanderson became the Minister for Health and Mental Health, replacing Roger Cook. Reece Whitby succeeded Sanderson as the Minister for Environment and the Minister for Climate Action, and Roger Cook succeeded her as Minister for Commerce.[6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Hon. Amber Jade Sanderson MLC , Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  2. ^ Electorate: Morley , WA Election 2017, ABC News. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  3. ^ Inaugural speech: Hon Amber-Jade Sanderson, MLC (Member for East Metropolitan Region), Legislative Council of Western Australia, 23 May 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  4. ^ Hastie, Hamish (18 March 2021). "Green groups charged up over new WA climate action minister". WAtoday. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Premier announces re-elected Labor Government Ministry portfolios". Media Statements. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  6. ^ Law, Peter; Zimmerman, Josh (17 December 2021). "Amber-Jade Sanderson replaces Roger Cook as Health Minister in Mark McGowan's Cabinet reshuffle". The West Australian. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  7. ^ Shine, Rhiannon (17 December 2021). "WA Cabinet reshuffle: Amber-Jade Sanderson replaces Roger Cook as Health Minister". ABC News. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Morley
2017–present 		Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Minister for Environment
2021 		Succeeded by
New title Minister for Climate Action
2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for Commerce
2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for Health
2021–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by Minister for Mental Health
2021–present
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