Kelly O'Dwyer

Kelly O'Dwyer
Kelly O'Dwyer in 2017
Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations
In office
24 August 2018 – 11 April 2019
Prime MinisterScott Morrison
Preceded byMichaelia Cash
Succeeded byChristian Porter (Industrial Relations)
Michaelia Cash (Jobs)
Minister for Women
In office
20 December 2017 – 11 April 2019
Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull
Scott Morrison
Preceded byMichaelia Cash
Succeeded byMarise Payne
Minister for Revenue and Financial Services
In office
19 July 2016 – 24 August 2018
Preceded byHerself (as Assistant Treasurer)
Succeeded byStuart Robert (as Assistant Treasurer)
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service
In office
20 December 2017 – 24 August 2018
Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull
Preceded byMichaelia Cash
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Minister for Small Business
In office
21 September 2015 – 19 July 2016
Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull
Preceded byBruce Billson
Succeeded byMichael McCormack
Assistant Treasurer
In office
21 September 2015 – 19 July 2016
Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull
Preceded byJosh Frydenberg
Succeeded byHerself (as Minister for Revenue and Financial Services)
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Higgins
In office
5 December 2009 – 11 April 2019
Preceded byPeter Costello
Succeeded byKatie Allen
Personal details
Born
Kelly Megan O'Dwyer

(1977-03-31) 31 March 1977 (age 47)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political partyLiberal
SpouseJon Mant
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
ProfessionLawyer
WebsiteOfficial website

Kelly Megan O'Dwyer (born 31 March 1977) is a former Australian politician. She served in the House of Representatives from 2009 to 2019, representing the Liberal Party, and held senior ministerial office from 2015 to 2019.

O'Dwyer was a solicitor, political adviser, and National Australia Bank (NAB) executive before entering politics. She was elected to parliament at the 2009 Higgins by-election, aged 31, replacing Peter Costello.[1] In 2014, she was made a parliamentary secretary in the Abbott government. O'Dwyer was promoted to cabinet when Malcolm Turnbull became prime minister in 2015. She served as Minister for Small Business (2015–2016), Assistant Treasurer (2015–2016), Minister for Revenue and Financial Services (2016–2018), and Minister for Women (2017–2019). In 2017, she became the first Australian cabinet minister to give birth while in office. O'Dwyer ended her political career as Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations in the Morrison government,[2] retiring prior to the 2019 federal election.[3]

  1. ^ "House of Representatives Division First Preferences". Archived from the original on 8 December 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  2. ^ "MORRISON MINISTRY" (PDF). www.pmc.gov.au. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. ^ Conifer, Dan (19 January 2019). "Minister for Women Kelly O'Dwyer quitting federal politics in shock resignation". ABC News. Retrieved 19 January 2019.

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