Biography for O'DWYER, Kelly MeganMember for Higgins (Vic)
Liberal Party of Australia
Parliamentary Service
Elected to the House of Representatives for Higgins, Victoria, at by-election 5.12.2009, vice the Hon. PH Costello (resigned). Re-elected 2010.
Committee Service
House of Representatives Standing: Employment and Workplace Relations from 10.2.10 to 19.7.10; Legal and Constitutional Affairs from 10.2.10 to 19.7.10; Economics from 25.10.10.
Joint Select: Parliamentary Budget Office from 23.11.10 to 23.3.11.
Party Positions
Member, Liberal Party (Vic.) from 1995.
Secretary, Melbourne University Liberal Club 1996-97.
Member, Administrative Committee, Liberal Party (Vic.) 2003.
Chairman, Liberal Party Training Programs 2003.
Chairman, Liberal Party Professional Women's Network 2003.
Member, Liberal Party Constitutional Committee 2007-09.
Various delegate and branch positions 1995-2009.
Personal
Born 31.3.1977, Box Hill, Vic.
Married.
Qualifications and Occupation before entering Federal Parliament
BA, LLB (Hons)(Melb).
Lawyer, Freehills 2001-04.
Adviser to the Federal Treasurer, the Hon. PH Costello, MP 2004-05; Senior Adviser 2005-07.
Executive, National Australia Bank 2007-09.
Electorate
Description: inner metropolitan.
Location: south-eastern Melbourne; it includes the suburbs of Armadale, Ashburton, Kooyong, Malvern, Malvern East and Toorak, and parts of Carnegie, Glen Iris, Hughesdale, Murrumbeena, Ormond, Prahran, South Yarra, Tooronga and Windsor.
Area: 39 sq km (approx.).
Electors enrolled: 90 398 (at 21.8.10).
Industries: retail and service industries.
State electorates: Higgins includes the Victorian Legislative Assembly electorate of Malvern, and parts of Burwood, Hawthorn, Oakleigh and Prahran.