Prudence Ann Car MP (née Guillaume; born 1982 or 1983)[2] is an Australian politician serving as the 20th and current deputy premier of New South Wales since March 2023. She also concurrently serves as the Minister for Education and Early Learning as well as the Minister for Western Sydney in the NSW state government. She has served as the Labor member for Londonderry in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly since 2015. She previously served as the deputy leader of the NSW Opposition, Shadow Minister for Education and Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Learning.[3][4]
Prue Car | |
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| 20th Deputy Premier of New South Wales | |
| Assumed office 28 March 2023 | |
| Premier | Chris Minns |
| Preceded by | Paul Toole |
| Minister for Education and Early Learning | |
| Assumed office 28 March 2023 | |
| Premier | Chris Minns |
| Preceded by | Sarah Mitchell |
| Minister for Western Sydney | |
| Assumed office 5 April 2023 | |
| Premier | Chris Minns |
| Preceded by | David Elliott |
| Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education | |
| In office 3 August 2023 – 28 September 2023 | |
| Premier | Chris Minns |
| Preceded by | Tim Crakanthorp |
| Succeeded by | Steve Whan |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition in New South Wales | |
| In office 8 June 2021 – 28 March 2023 | |
| Leader | Chris Minns |
| Preceded by | Yasmin Catley |
| Succeeded by | Natalie Ward |
| Deputy Leader of the Labor Party in New South Wales | |
| Assumed office 8 June 2021 | |
| Leader | Chris Minns |
| Preceded by | Yasmin Catley |
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Londonderry | |
| Assumed office 28 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Bart Bassett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Prudence Ann Guillaume 1982 or 1983 (age 41–42) Western Sydney |
| Spouse | Brad Hulls[1] (m. 2023) |
| Children | One son |
Career
editCar was a Penrith City Councillor and national communications manager at MS Australia when she was elected. She had previously been an advisor to Premier Bob Carr from 2003 to 2005 and campaign co-ordinator of the Labor Party from 2005 to 2007.[5][3] She stood unsuccessfully for the state seat of Mulgoa in 2011.[6][7][8]
Car was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as member for Londonderry at the 2015 New South Wales state election. Less than a year later, in 2016, Car was appointed as Shadow Minister for Skills and Shadow Assistant Minister for Education in the Shadow Ministry of Luke Foley.[3] In 2018, she was appointed Shadow Minister for TAFE and Skills and Shadow Minister for Western Sydney in the Shadow Ministry of Michael Daley.
Car was re-elected as member for Londonderry at the 2019 election and was appointed to replace Jihad Dib as Shadow Minister for Education in the Shadow Ministry of Jodi McKay.
On 8 June 2021, Car was elected as deputy leader of the party and deputy leader of the opposition.[9] She retained the Education portfolio and was also appointed as Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Learning in the Shadow Ministry of Chris Minns.[3]
Ten days after Labour's victory at the 2023 New South Wales state election, Car was appointed to the Minns ministry as the Minister for Western Sydney. Also, as the deputy leader of the NSW Labour Party and Shadow Minister for Education, she automatically became both the deputy premier of New South Wales and the Minister for Education and Early Learning immediately following the election.[10] She gained the portfolio of Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education from Tim Crakanthorp on 8 August 2023[11] but lost it to Steve Whan on 28 September 2023.[12]
Personal life
editCar was born and raised in Western Sydney In New South Wales [13] She has Indian and French heritage with a grandfather who was French and her father from Durgapur, West Bengal, India.[14] She attended Caroline Chisholm College.[15]
Car is married with one son.[16] In 2022, she took leave from parliament to undergo treatment for kidney cancer.[17]
References
edit- ^ "ANZAC Day traditions flow through generations". Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Car, Prue (25 July 2022). "NSW Labor's Prue Car diagnosed with cancer". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
The 39-year-old-year-old deputy to Chris Minns broke the news to her western Sydney constituents on her Facebook page saying: "Friends, I have some hard news to share."
- ^ a b c d "Ms (Prue) Prudence Ann CAR, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ Dodds, Troy (10 March 2016). "Prue Car promoted to Labor's front bench". The Western Weekender. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "NSW Election 2015 – Londonderry". ABC News. March 2015. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "State Electoral District of Mulgoa - Summary of First Preference Votes Polled for Each Candidate". pastvtr.elections.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "State Electoral District of Mulgoa - Election Night Two Candidate Preferred". pastvtr.elections.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "State Electoral District of Mulgoa - Summary of First Preference Votes Polled for Each Candidate". pastvtr.elections.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Londonderry MP Prue Car elected Deputy Leader of NSW Labor". Western Weekender. 8 June 2021. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Cormack, Lucy (4 April 2023). "Female firsts in new Labor cabinet, where half the ministers will be women". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Rose, Tamsin; McLeod, Catie (2 August 2023). "NSW Labor minister Tim Crakanthorp forced to resign over alleged conflict of interest concerns". The Guardian Australia. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Sams, Claire (1 October 2023). "Steve Whan sworn in to new portfolio in ministry shake–up". About Regional. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Ms (Prue) Prudence Ann CAR, MP | Penrith Australia". www.penrithaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Prue Guillaume "" a labour candidate from Mulgoa | The Indian Down Under". Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Rolfe, John (16 August 2024). "Sydney Power 100: Where the city's most powerful people went to school". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "'Lucky to be alive': Labor deputy's cancer scare". dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "'Quite a shock': NSW Deputy Opposition Leader diagnosed with kidney cancer". ABC News. 25 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
External links
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