Gash, Joanna (1944-)

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GASH, Joanna (1944-)
Field of activity
Parliamentarian; Member for Gilmore (NSW)
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Born 21.7.1944, Groningen, Netherlands.

Parliamentary Service

  • Elected to the House of Representatives for Gilmore, New South Wales, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2010.

Committee Service

  • House of Representatives Standing: Employment, Education and Training from 30.5.96 to 31.8.98; Employment, Education and Workplace Relations from 8.12.98 to 31.5.00; Selection from 24.11.98 to 17.10.07; Primary Industries and Rural and Regional Services from 12.12.96 to 31.8.98; Procedure from 8.12.98 to 8.10.01; Family and Community Affairs from 31.5.00 to 8.10.01; Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry from 20.3.02 to 2.12.03; Privileges from 1.12.04 to 17.10.07; Privileges and Members' Interests from 11.3.08 to 19.7.10; Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government from 11.3.08 to 19.7.10; Health and Ageing from 4.6.09 to 19.7.10.
  • House of Representatives Select: Recent Australian Bushfires from 27.3.03 to 5.11.03.
  • Joint Statutory: Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings from 8.12.98 to 31.8.04; Australian Crime Commission from 1.12.04 to 17.10.07.
  • Joint Standing: Migration from 20.3.02 to 31.8.04 and from 10.2.10 to 19.7.10; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade from 20.3.02 to 17.10.07 and from 25.10.10.

Conferences, Delegations and Visits

  • Study tour, East Timor, May 2000; China, November 2000; Netherlands, July 2002.
  • Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Iran and Jordan, October-November 2002.
  • Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Syria, Lebanon and Israel, November 2003.
  • Observer in Jordan for the elections in Iraq, January 2005.
  • Member, Parliamentary Delegation to USA, June-July 2005.
  • Member, Parliamentary Delegation to USA, September-December 2008.

Parliamentary Party Positions

  • Government Whip from 23.11.01 to 17.10.07.
  • Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism from 6.12.07 to 22.9.08 and from 8.12.09 to 14.9.10.

Party Positions

  • Delegate, Liberal Party State and Federal Electoral Councils.
  • Member, Liberal Women's Forum.

Other Positions

  • Member, Amnesty International Parliamentary Group.

Qualifications and Occupation before entering Federal Parliament

  • Tourism and Hospitality Diploma (Institute of Administration, Sydney).
  • Regional Manager, Tourism Commission of NSW (Outer Sydney Region).
  • Director, Southern Highlands Tourism Agency.
  • Consultant, Macarthur Country Tourist Association.
  • Guest house co-proprietor.

Local Government Service

  • Councillor, Wingecarribee Shire Council.

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A member of the Liberal Party of Australia, Joanna Gash was elected to the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Australia as the Member for Gilmore, New South Wales, in 1996. She was re-elected in 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2010.

Joanna Gash obtained a Diploma of Tourism and Hospitality from the Institute of Administration (Sydney), and has held positions including Regional Manager, Tourism Commission of NSW (Outer Sydney Region); Director, Southern Highlands Tourism Agency; Consultant, Macarthur Country Tourist Association and Guest house co-proprieter. She is a former Councillor with the Wingecarribee Shire Council where she chaired the Works and Town Planning Committee from 1991 to 1995.

Gash has also served as president of the NSW Council of Tourist Associations; director of the Restaurant and Caterer's Association of NSW; delegate to the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Advisory Board; delegate to the Women's Consultive Committee; delegate to the Domestic Violence Council, NSW; and Chairman of the Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal. Since entering parliament she has been a member of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training (from 30 May 1996); Chair of the Coalition Defence and Veterans' Affairs Committee; Chair of the Australian Egypt Parliamentary Group and Deputy Chair of the Australian Parliamentary Christian Fellowship.

Gash has two daughters and enjoys reading, theatre and golf.

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Australian Women's Register

  1. Women in the Party
    Liberal Party of Australia NSW Division
    Series: http://www.nsw.liberal.org.au/women_in_politics/women_in_politics/women_in_the_party.html
  2. Mrs Joanna Gash MP, Member for Gilmore (NSW)
    Australian Parliament House
    Series: http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/biography.asp?id=AK6
  3. Who's who in Australia 2002
    Herd, Margaret
    [2002]
    Published: Crown Content

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