Perin Davey
Perin Davey | |
|---|---|
| Senator for New South Wales | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 February 1972 Sydney, Australia |
| Citizenship | Australian British (1972–2018) |
| Political party | The Nationals |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
Perin McGregor Davey (born 5 February 1972)[1] is an Australian politician who was elected as a Senator for New South Wales at the 2019 Australian federal election. She is a member of the National Party and is its Senate whip.[2]
Early career[]
Davey was born in Sydney on 5 February 1972.[3] Her father Paul Davey was an ABC journalist who worked in the Canberra Press Gallery and later served as federal director of the National Party.[4] He was born in England and she held British citizenship by descent until renouncing it in 2018 to stand for parliament.[5]
Davey grew up in Canberra,[6] attending Curtin Primary School and Alfred Deakin High School.[4] After leaving school she spent three years as a cadet journalist for the Mudgee Guardian for three years.[3] During the 1990s she worked as an extra via a casting agency, making television appearances on Home & Away, E Street, and Water Rats, and appearing in the films Heavenly Creatures and Two Hands.[7] She was also a safari cook in Botswana for three years.[4] Davey later worked as a consultant for public relations firm Gavin Anderson & Co. (2000–2005), as a farm administrator for the Australian Agricultural Company (2005–2010), and as water policy adviser and corporate affairs manager for Murray Irrigation Limited (2010–2017). She also had two periods of service as a reservist with the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps (1990–1993, 1998–2005).[3]
Davey served on the board of the New South Wales Irrigators' Council from 2014 to 2016 and in 2017 was nominated to the board of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority by federal agriculture and water minister Barnaby Joyce. Her nomination was opposed by South Australian water minister Ian Hunter on the grounds that she was not independent.[8] She eventually asked Joyce to withdraw her nomination, after it was reported that a New South Wales government official had been recorded offering her government data to "help irrigators exploit the Murray-Darling Basin Plan".[9]
Politics[]
Davey joined the Nationals in 1998 and in 2000 worked as a media adviser to Senator Ron Boswell. Before entering parliament she held various offices in the New South Wales branch, including vice-chairman of the women's council, central council member, and chairman of the Deniliquin branch.[3]
Davey was elected to the Senate at the 2019 federal election, in third place on the Coalition's ticket in New South Wales. Her term began on 1 July 2019. She was subsequently elected as the Nationals' Senate whip.[3]
Personal life[]
Davey lives with her husband John Dickie and two daughters on a property in Conargo.[6] As of 2019 she also owned an investment property in Canberra.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Qualification Checklist: Perin Davey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ Gredley, Rebecca (17 June 2019). "Fresh NSW faces set to join the Senate". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Senator Perin Davey". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Lawson, Kirsten (24 July 2019). "Yes, we wear Akubras but that's where the similarity stops: Perin Davey on life as a National senator". Canberra Times. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Qualification checklist: Perin Davey" (PDF). Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Senator Perin Davey". The Nationals. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ Workman, Alice (28 February 2021). "Lights, camera, Senate". The Australian. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Murray-Darling Basin Plan would be undermined by Perin Davey appointment, SA Minister says". ABC News. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Barnaby Joyce's board nominee quits after being offered secret water data". The Australian Financial Review. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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