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

Resource Sections

See also

  • Herd, Margaret ed., Who's who in Australia 2002 (Melbourne: Crown Content, 2001), 2020 pp. Details

Ailie Smith

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