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Allen, Pamela Diane

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Australian Women's Register

Pamela Diane (Pam) Allen was Alderman for the Parramatta City Council (1983-1987) and a union activist, before she reached the State Cabinet and went on to chair important parliamentary committees.

Pam Allen was educated at Greystanes High School and the University of Sydney, from which she graduated with a BA, Dip Ed With honours in Government.

She joined the ALP in 1971 and held office at branch, and state electoral levels. She was Vice-President of the Labor Women’s Conference and has been on the State Labor Disputes Committee since 1982. She was Women’s Coordinator, NSW Teachers’ Federation 1977-1981 and taught in high schools in 1976 and 1981-1984.

She was elected to the Parramatta City Council in 1983, serving a full four-year term.#xA; In 1984-88 she became a public servant, working in the Department of Youth and Community Services, and Public Service Board. In 1988 Pam was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Wentworthville and then for Blacktown in 1991 and 1995. In 1999 and 2003 she was once again elected the Assembly's member for Wentworthville. Pam Allen became Shadow Minister Planning & Environment 1991-1995, Minister for Environment 1995-1999, Chair, Select Committee on Salinity, 2000-2002 and Chair, Standing Committee on Resource Management, from May 2003. She remains the member for Wentworthville in 2005.

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Australian Women's Register

  1. HERstory: Australian Labor Women in Federal, State and Territory Parliaments 1925-1994
    [1994]
    Published: Townsville, Qld.
  2. Who's who in Australia 2003
    De Micheli, Catherine and Herd, Margaret
    [2003]
    Published: Crown Content, North Melbourne

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  1. Family Notices
    The Argus (Melbourne,..., Monday 9 August 1943 p 2
    ... 1. at Bairnsdale District Hospital, to Captain and Airs. Gavin Potter-a daughter (Diane Gean). ... buy or repay for the losa oí a dear lriend. ALLEN.-On August 0, at her residence, 30 Lyons street, Williamstown North, Henrietta Jane, relict of the late Arthur George Allen, dearly loved mother of ... 5393 words
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    The Argus (Melbourne,..., Tuesday 2 January 1945 p 2
    ... (Pamela Christina Carol). RYAN.-On December 20. at Mooroopna Hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. C. Ryan-a ... Hawthorn road. Caulfield South, loving father of Dot. Claire (Mrs. Kelton), George. Fred, and Allen, ... Joan, and Albert, father-in-law of Dorothy, grandfather of Diane and David. FITZMORRIS. - in loving ... 3236 words
  3. Family Notices
    The Argus (Melbourne,..., Thursday 14 August 1941 p 4
    ... Queenscliff-a daughter (Olería Diane) (Both veil I MCALLISTER-On AuguEt P at Warragun ira Finley to Mr and Mrs ... (Pamela) (Both well I and Mr» J5 Vlcu-a daughter (Barbara) GOLDEN WEDDING BÜTIER- MITCHELL- Mr and F ... Allen) Alan Lockie (do ceased) and Jess (Mrs O Perry) -Our loved one at rest CLINTON-On August 12 at ... 2751 words