Danna Vale

Danna Vale
Minister for Veterans' Affairs
In office
26 November 2001 – 26 October 2004
Prime MinisterJohn Howard
Preceded byBruce Scott
Succeeded byDe-Anne Kelly
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Hughes
In office
2 March 1996 – 19 July 2010
Preceded byRobert Tickner
Succeeded byCraig Kelly
Personal details
Born
Danna Sue Ward

(1944-11-14) 14 November 1944 (age 79)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyLiberal
SpouseRobert Vale
OccupationSolicitor

Danna Sue Vale (née Ward; born 14 November 1944) is a former Australian politician. A member of the Liberal Party, she served as Minister for Veterans' Affairs in the Howard government from 2001 to 2004, the first woman to hold the position. She was a member of the House of Representatives from 1996 to 2010, holding the New South Wales seat of Hughes.