Title Biography for O'DWYER, Kelly Megan
Database Biographies
Date 22-06-2011
Source Parliamentary Library
Current member Yes
State VIC
System Id handbook/allmps/LKU

O'DWYER, Kelly MeganBiography for O'DWYER, Kelly Megan

Member 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.