Person
Fatin, Wendy Frances (1941 - )
- Born
- 10 April 1941
Harvey, Western Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Politician and Nurse
Summary
Wendy Fatin became a registered nurse in 1962. She later gained a Bachelor of Applied Science (Nursing) from the Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT). After working as a ministerial advisor in the 1970s, Fatin was elected to the House of Representatives in 1983. She served as Minister for Local Government (1990-1991), Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women (1990-1993) and Minister for Arts and Territories (1991-1993). She retired prior to the general election in March 1996.
Details
Chronology
- 1962
- Career position - Registered Nurse
- 1974 - 1975
- Career position - Advisor to the Minister for Repatriation and Compensation and the Minister for Social Security
- 1983 - 1984
- Career position - Member of the House of Representatives for Canning in Western Australia
- 1984 - 1996
- Career position - Member of the House of Representatives for Brand in Western Australia
- 1990 - 1991
- Career position - Minister for Local Government
- 1990 - 1993
- Career position - Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women
- 1991 - 1993
- Career position - Minister for Arts and Territories
- 1996
- Life event - Retired
Archival resources
National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
- Biographical cuttings on Wendy Fatin, first WA woman to be elected to the House of Representatives, Cuttings Files BIOG; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regulary edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7982649. Details
- 'Fatin, Wendy Frances (1941-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-728097. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Primary description of person CP 470; Hon Wendy Frances Fatin', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2003, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CP%20470. Details
See also
- Herd, Margaret ed., Who's who in Australia 2002 (Melbourne: Crown Content, 2001), 2020 pp. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 13 February 2003, Last modified: 1 August 2007