Sally Talbot
Dr. Sally Talbot | |
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| Member of theWestern Australian Legislative CouncilforSouth West Region | |
| Assumed office 22 May 2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sally Elizabeth Talbot 22 March 1953 London,England, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse | Hon. Jonathan (Jon) Robert Ford MLC JP |
| Domestic partner | Hon. Wendy Frances Fatin; |
| Children | David Talbot |
| Residence(s) | Denmark, Western Australia |
| Education | Royal College of Music Murdoch University |
| Profession | ALP State secretary (WA), university lecturer and musician |
| Website | www |
Dr. Sally Elizabeth Talbot(born 22 March 1953)[1]is an Australian politician. She has been aLabor Partymember of theWestern Australian Legislative Councilsince 2005, representing the region ofSouth West.She is aligned to the left faction; and been an active member of Emily's List.
Whilst she held the position of Shadow Minister for ten portfolios from 2007 - 2013, since the McGowan and subsequently Cook governments came to power, she has not been appointed a Minister.[2]
In July 2024, Talbot announced her retirement from politics.[3]
Biography
[edit]Talbot came from a family active in the BritishLabour Partywhere politics was actively discussed and engaged in.[4]At 16 she finished her secondary schooling and attended theRoyal College of Musicin London, specialising in the cello. She spent the next 15 years working as a musician,[5]however she said her life always turned back to her interest in politics.[6]
While attendingMurdoch UniversityinPerthin 1983, she joined the staff as a federal member of parliament, her first formal job in politics. In 2001 she became the Assistant Secretary of the Labor Party, a position she held until 2005. It was in this role that she discovered the importance of engaging ordinary citizens in politics to create a better community, thus it was important to have active and healthy political parties.[6]She left her staff role with the party to become a member of parliament, and later as the first President of the Western Australian branch of the Labor Party to be elected by popular ballot in 2008.[5]
Her doctorate in philosophy from Murdoch University was published, "Partial Reason: Critical and Constructive Transformations of Ethics and Epistemology".
Personal Life
[edit]Talbot was in a relationship with Wendy Fatin, a retired federal politician;[6]a son David was born into their relationship in 1988.[7]She has since married Jon Ford, a former Minister in the Gallop and Carpenter governments[8]and they live in Denmark, Western Australia.
References
[edit]- ^"Member List".parliament.wa.gov.au.Retrieved6 September2023.
- ^"Member List".parliament.wa.gov.au.Retrieved6 September2023.
- ^Cook, Roger.Facebook.Meta Platforms, Inc.https:// facebook /RogerCookMLA/photos/sally-talbot-has-just-announced-she-will-be-stepping-down-from-the-legislative-c/1014392673611590/.Retrieved8 July2024.
{{cite web}}:Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^Making a Difference – A Frontier of Firsts,Parliament of Western Australia.
- ^ab"Sally Talbot MLC SHADOW MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; LANDS; YOUTH; PEEL Member for South West Region".Letter of the Opposition.Retrieved4 April2012.
- ^abcSmith, Megan (3 July 2007)."Sally Talbot: Life and Politics".outinperth.Retrieved4 April2012.
- ^"Sally Talbot: Life and Politics".OUTInPerth | LGBTQIA+ News and Culture.3 July 2007.Retrieved6 September2023.
- ^"MP Jon Ford to retire at next election".ABC News.20 March 2012.Retrieved6 September2023.
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- Murdoch University alumni
- Alumni of the Royal College of Music
- English emigrants to Australia
- 21st-century Australian women politicians
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- Australian lesbian politicians
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