Verity Firth

The Honourable Verity Firth AM
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Balmain
In office 24 March 2007 – 26 March 2011
Preceded by	New district
Succeeded by	Jamie Parker
Minister for Education and Training
In office 8 September 2008 – 28 March 2011
Premier	Nathan Rees Kristina Keneally
Preceded by	John Della Bosca
Succeeded by	Adrian Piccoli
Minister for Climate Change and the Environment
In office 27 February 2008 – 5 September 2008
Premier	Morris Iemma
Preceded by	Phil Koperberg
Succeeded by	Carmel Tebbutt
Minister for Women
In office 2 April 2007 – 14 September 2009
Premier	Morris Iemma Nathan Rees
Preceded by	Sandra Nori
Succeeded by	Linda Burney
Personal details
Born	Verity Helen Firth (1973-08-28) 28 August 1973 (age 50)
Political party	Labor Party
Spouse	Matthew Chesher
Relations	Charles Firth (brother) Meredith Burgmann (aunt)
Children	April Chesher Clementine Chesher
Residence	Glebe, New South Wales
Alma mater	University of Sydney
Occupation	University Executive
Profession	Lawyer
Website	https://www.linkedin.com/in/verityfirth/

Verity Helen Firth AM (born 28 August 1973) is an Australian university executive and former politician. She is the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Social Justice and Inclusion) at the University of Technology Sydney.^[1] She was the chief executive officer of the Public Education Foundation in Australia.

Firth served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Balmain for the Labor Party from 2007^[2] to 2011. During this period, she served as Minister for Women, Minister for Science and Medical Research, and Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Cancer) from 2007 to 2008, Minister for Climate Change and the Environment in 2008, and as the Minister for Education and Training from 2008 to 2011.