Kathy Sullivan (Australian politician)

The Honourable
Kate Sullivan
AM
Senator for Queensland
In office
18 May 1974 – 5 November 1984
Succeeded byWarwick Parer
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Moncrieff
In office
1 December 1984 – 8 October 2001
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded bySteven Ciobo
Personal details
Born
Kathryn Jean Martin

(1942-03-08) 8 March 1942 (age 82)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political partyLiberal
Spouses
Donald Maher
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(m. 1965; div. 1969)​
Jim Gray
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(m. 1975; div. 1978)​
Bob Sullivan
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(m. 1983; died 2008)​
Alma materUniversity of Queensland
OccupationTeacher

Kathryn Jean Martin Sullivan AM (born 8 March 1942) is an Australian former politician. A member of the Liberal Party, she was a Senator for Queensland from 1974 to 1984 and a member of the House of Representatives from 1984 to 2001, holding the seat of Moncrieff.[1] She broke Dorothy Tangney's record for the longest period of service in federal parliament by a woman, which was later surpassed by Bronwyn Bishop.[2] She was the first woman to have served in both houses of parliament.[3]

  1. ^ Parliamentary profile
  2. ^ Wilson, Janet, & McCann, Dr Joy (9 July 2014). "Representation of women in Australian parliaments 2014". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 11 December 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Dr Joy McCann and Janet Wilson (7 March 2012): Representation of women in Australian parliaments, Australian Parliamentary Library.