Sandra Nori
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for McKell
In office
19 March 1988 – 3 May 1991
Preceded byNew district
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Port Jackson
In office
25 May 1991 – 2 March 2007
Preceded byNew district
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
Minister for Tourism
In office
8 April 1999 – 2 April 2003
Preceded byBob Debus
Succeeded bymerged portfolio
Minister for Small Business
In office
8 April 1999 – 2 April 2003
Preceded byNew portfolio
Succeeded byDavid Campbell
Minister for Women
In office
11 July 2002 – 2 April 2007
Preceded byFaye Lo Po'
Succeeded byVerity Firth
Minister for Tourism and Sport and Recreation
In office
2 April 2003 – 2 April 2007
Preceded bymerged portfolio
Succeeded byMatt Brown
Personal details
Born
Sandra Christine Nori

(1953-06-16) 16 June 1953 (age 70)
Newcastle, New South Wales
Political partyLabor Party
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionHealth care worker and research officer

Sandra Christine Nori (born 16 June 1953 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is a former Australian politician and presently a company director and Member of Macquarie University Council.

Nori was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the electoral districts of McKell (1988–1991) and Port Jackson (1991–2007) for the Labor Party. She served in a range of ministerial portfolios between 1999 and 2007. Since leaving politics, Nori has been appointed to a number of roles as a non-executive director.

Early years and background

Nori was born in Newcastle, of Italian parents. She was educated at Petersham Girls High School and University of Sydney, graduating with a Bachelor of Economics.[1] Nori was formerly married to Senator John Faulkner and together they have two children.[2]

Parliamentary career

A member of the Australian Labor Party, Nori represented two electorates successively: the newly created electorate of McKell between 1988 and 1991 (which was abolished at the 1991 state election; and the newly created electorate of Port Jackson between 1991 and 2007 (which was again abolished at the 2007 state election).[1]

In the battle for re-election as the Member for McKell at the 1988 state election, Nori defeated independent candidate, Frank Sartor.[3] Sartor went on to join the Labor Party, represent the electorate of Rockdale, and become a senior Labor minister.

She was Minister for Small Business from April 1999 to April 2003, and was Minister for Tourism (later Tourism and Sport and Recreation) from April 1999 and Minister for Women from 2002 until her retirement from parliament in March 2007.[1]

Personal life

In the 1990s Nori was in a personal relationship with Paul Gibson, who was at that time Labor member for Londonderry. In 2007 it was alleged that Gibson had assaulted her.[4][5][6] A subsequent police investigation found insufficient evidence to lay charges.

Career after leaving New South Wales parliament

In 2008, Nori was appointed to the Council of Macquarie University and also serves on the boards of the NSW TAFE Commission, Domain Resorts and Residences,[7] and Komosion, a digital marketing and website publishing software company.[8]

Nori is also a Member of the Board of Advisors of the Global Panel Foundation, a non-government organisation that works behind the scenes in crisis areas around the world.[9]

Sandra was appointed in 2011 to the National Board of the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award - Australia and was up to 2021 its National Deputy Chair.[10]

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b c "The Hon. Sandra Christine Nori (1951- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Nori, Sandra (1953 - )". The Australian Women's Register. 1 February 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "1988 McKell". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. ^ Welch, Dylan (4 April 2007). "I've been to hell and back: Nori". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  5. ^ Welch, Dylan; Davies, Anne (5 April 2007). "Nori flies into eye of storm over MP's assault claims". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  6. ^ Davies, Anne (3 April 2007). "New minister dumped over assault claims". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Members of Council". Macquarie University Council. Macquarie University. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  8. ^ "The Hon Sandra Nori joins Komosion board" (Press release). Komosion. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  9. ^ "Meeting the World in Person". Global Panel Foundation. 20 September 2012. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  10. ^ a b "National Board". The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Australia. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.

 

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