Amanda Fazio
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| President of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
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| Preceded by | Peter Primrose |
| Succeeded by | Don Harwin |
| Deputy President and Chair of Committees | |
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| Preceded by | Tony Kelly |
| Succeeded by | Kayee Griffin |
| Member of Legislative Council of New South Wales | |
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| Party | Labor 2000–2015 |
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Amanda Ruth Fazio (born 23 August 1954) is an Australian politician; she was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council representing the Labor Party from 2000 to 2015. Fazio was President of the Legislative Council from 24 November 2009 to 3 May 2011, and was opposition whip in the council from 3 May 2011 to 6 March 2015.[1]
Early years and background
Fazio was born to Vince and Ruth Fazio, and grew up in Cabramatta, Nowra and Taree. Educated at Taree Primary School and Cabramatta West Primary School, she later attended Cabramatta High School and then attended the MLC School at Burwood before becoming a Commonwealth public servant. Fazio joined the Australian Labor Party in February 1977 at the Enfield branch and worked for Australian federal politicians Leo McLeay and Stephen Martin.[1]
Political career
Fazio was preselected to fill the vacancy in the Legislative Council in July 2000 caused by the resignation of Jeff Shaw,[2] and was appointed a Member of the council on 30 August 2000. She was re-elected at the 2007 state election from the seventh place on the Labor Party ticket.[3]
Between 2003 and 2009, Fazio served as Deputy President and Chair of Committees and on a number of Council committees before being elected as President of the Legislative Council on 24 November 2009.[1]
On 20 October 2010, Fazio was suspended from the Labor Party when she crossed the floor to vote with the NSW Greens on a bill dealing with the distribution of X-rated pornography.[4][5][6] Her suspension was lifted in late March 2011.
Fazio retired from the Legislative Council at the 2015 election.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Fazio preselected as expected to fill upper house vacancy". AAP General News. 7 July 2000.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2007 LC Party Group Endorsement Result" (PDF). 2007 Legislative Council Results. New South Wales Electoral Commission. 12 April 2007. p. 6. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."NSW Labor MP suspended for crossing floor". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 October 2010. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bennett, Adam (20 October 2010). "Fazio suspended over censorship vote". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. AAP. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Labor MP Amanda Fazio suspended from party over porn vote". The Australian. News Limited. AAP. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
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