Born 3.1.1939, Sydney, NSW.
Parliamentary service
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State: elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Fairfield from 19.9.1981 to 22.2.1988 and for Smithfield from 27.4.1988. Resigned 17.2.1990.
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Federal: elected to the House of Representatives for Prospect, New South Wales, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998 and 2001.
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Retired prior to general elections 2004.
Committee service
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House of Representatives Standing: Privileges from 16.5.90 to 8.2.93; Community Affairs from 16.5.90 to 8.2.93; Legal and Constitutional Affairs from 3.3.92 to 8.2.93; Communications, Transport and Microeconomic Reform from 29.5.96 to 31.8.98; Environment, Recreation and the Arts from 30.5.96 to 17.11.97; Members' Interests from 8.12.98 to 31.8.04; Selection from 18.2.02 to 31.8.04; House from 20.3.02 to 31.8.04; Publications from 20.3.02 to 24.6.03.
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Joint Statutory: Public Accounts from 16.5.90 to 8.2.93 and from 17.11.97 to 1.1.98; Public Accounts and Audit from 1.1.98 to 31.8.98; Corporations and Securities from 3.3.92 to 8.2.93; Public Works from 8.12.98 to 11.2.02.
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Joint Standing: Treaties from 8.12.98 to 16.2.00; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade from 9.12.99 to 11.2.02.
Conferences, delegations and visits
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Member, 86th IPU Conference, Santiago, Chile, October 1991.
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Official visits to Venezuela, October 1991; Canada and USA, March 1994; China, October 1994.
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Member, Parliamentary Delegation to 13th General Assembly of AIPO, Jakarta, Indonesia, and bilateral visits to Thailand and Papua New Guinea, September-October 1992.
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Member, Parliamentary Delegation to USA and Venezuela, July 1997.
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Study tour, China, April 1999; Fiji, May 2000; Thailand, Republic of Korea and Hong Kong, July 2002.
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Member, Parliamentary Delegation to the 102nd IPU Conference, Berlin, Germany and bilateral visit to Italy, October 1999; 103rd IPU Conference, Amman, Jordan and bilateral visit to Tanzania, April-May 2000; 104th IPU Conference, Jakarta, Indonesia, and bilateral visit to Vietnam, October 2000; 105th IPU Conference, Havana, Cuba, and bilateral visit to Mexico, March-April 2001.
Parliamentary party positions
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State: Shadow Minister for Local Government 1988-89.
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Federal: Chief Opposition Whip from 22.11.01 to 31.8.04.
Party positions
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Member, ALP from 1967.
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Delegate, ALP National Conference from 1990.
Qualifications and occupation before entering federal Parliament
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Member, Legislative Assembly, New South Wales (see Parliamentary Service above).
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First woman Cabinet Minister of NSW, and first woman to serve on the executive at all three levels of government - local, state and federal.
Local government service
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Alderman, Fairfield City Council 1971-80.
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Deputy Mayor, Fairfield City Council 1972.
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Mayor, Fairfield City Council 1974-75 and 1977-80.
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Vice-President, Local Government Women's Association.
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Member, Local Government Appeals Tribunal.
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Executive Member, Local Government Association.
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Delegate, Western Sydney Region Development Committee.
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Janice Crosio was the first woman Cabinet Minister of New South Wales, and first woman to serve on the executive at all three levels of government - local, state and federal. She was elected to the House of Representatives (ALP) for the seat of Prospect, New South Wales, in 1990 and retired in 2004.
She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) on 30 December 1978 for services to local government.
Parliamentary and Local Government Career
Janice Crosio served on the Fairfield City Council (NSW) from 1971 to 1980 and became the first female Mayor of that council in 1974. She was re-elected in 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980. She transferred to the NSW State parliament in 1981 when she was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Fairfield. She held that seat from 19 September 1981 to 22 February 1988, moving to Smithfield from 27 April 1988 until she resigned on 17 February 1990.
Crosio was Minister for Natural Resources from 5 April 1984 to 6 February 1986; Minister for Local Government from 6 February 1986 to 25 March 1988; Minister for Water Resources from 4 July 1986 to 25 March 1988 and Assistant Minister for Transport from 26 November 1987 to 25 March 1988.
After entering federal parliament in 1990 she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Environment, Sport and Territories from 23 December 1993 to 25 March 1994 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Security from 25 March 1994 to 11 March 1996. In 2001, she was elected Chief Opposition Whip in the House of Representatives.
Crosio was awarded the Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Medal in 1977 and the Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 1980.
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3 January 1939
Born Janice Ann Gustard
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1971 - 1980
Alderman of the Fairfield City Council, New South Wales
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1972
Deputy Mayor of the Fairfield City Council, New South Wales
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1974 - 1975
Mayor of the Fairfield City Council (first woman), New South Wales
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1976 - 1993
President of Meals on Wheels
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1977
Awarded the Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Medal
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1977 - 1980
Mayor, Fairfield City Council, New South Wales
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30 December 1978
Member of the Order of the British Empire (Civil) (MBE)
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1980
Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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1981 - 1988
Member of the Legislative Assembly (Australian Labor Party) for Fairfield, New South Wales
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1984
First woman elected a Cabinet Minister, New South Wales
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1984 - 1986
Minister for Natural Resources, New South Wales
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1986 - 1988
Minister for Water Resources, New South Wales
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1986 - 1988
Minister for Local Government, New South Wales
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1987 - 1988
Assistant to New South Wales State Minister for Transport
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1988 - 1990
Member of the Legislative Assembly (Australian Labor Party) for Smithfield, New South Wales
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1990
Member of the House of Representatives (Australian Labor Party) for Prospect, New South Wales
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1993
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Arts and Administrative Services, New South Wales
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1993 - 1994
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Environment, Sport and Territories, New South Wales
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1994 - 1996
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Security, New South Wales
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2000
Member of the Co-ordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians of Inter-Parliamentary Union
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