Wendy Fatin

Wendy Fatin
Minister for the Arts and Territories
In office
27 December 1991 – 24 March 1993
Prime MinisterPaul Keating
Preceded byDavid Simmons
Succeeded byRos Kelly
Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women
In office
4 April 1990 – 24 March 1993
Prime MinisterBob Hawke
Paul Keating
Preceded byMargaret Reynolds
Succeeded byRos Kelly
Minister for Local Government
In office
4 April 1990 – 27 December 1991
Prime MinisterBob Hawke
Paul Keating
Preceded byMargaret Reynolds
Succeeded byDavid Simmons
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Brand
In office
1 December 1984 – 29 January 1996
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byKim Beazley
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Canning
In office
5 March 1983 – 1 December 1984
Preceded byMel Bungey
Succeeded byGeorge Gear
Personal details
Born
Wendy Frances Fimmel

(1941-04-10) 10 April 1941 (age 83)
Harvey, Western Australia
Political partyLabor
Alma materWestern Australian Institute of Technology
OccupationNurse

Wendy Frances Fatin (née Fimmel; born 10 April 1941) is a retired Australian politician. She was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and was the first woman from Western Australia elected to the House of Representatives, representing the division of Canning (1983–1984) and Brand (1984–96). She held ministerial office in the Hawke and Keating governments, serving as Minister for Local Government (1990–1991), Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women (1990–1993), and Minister for the Arts and Territories (1991–1993).