Lucy Turnbull | |
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79th Lord Mayor of Sydney | |
In office 7 April 2003 – 6 February 2004 | |
Deputy | Dixie Coulton |
Preceded by | Frank Sartor |
Succeeded by | Clover Moore |
21st Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney | |
In office 18 September 1999 – 7 April 2003 | |
Lord Mayor | Frank Sartor |
Preceded by | Henry Tsang |
Succeeded by | Dixie Coulton |
Councillor of the City of Sydney | |
In office September 1999 – 6 February 2004 | |
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia | |
In role 15 September 2015 – 24 August 2018 | |
Preceded by | Margie Abbott |
Succeeded by | Jenny Morrison |
Personal details | |
Born | Lucinda Mary Hughes 30 March 1958 Mittagong, New South Wales, Australia |
Political party | Liberal[1] |
Other political affiliations | Living City Independents (1999–2004) |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Parent | Tom Hughes (father) |
Relatives | Robert Hughes (uncle) Geoffrey Forrest Hughes (grandfather) Thomas Hughes (great-grandfather) |
Alma mater | University of Sydney University of New South Wales |
Lucinda Mary Turnbull AO (née Hughes; born 30 March 1958) is an Australian businesswoman, philanthropist, and former local government politician. She served on the Sydney City Council from 1999 to 2004, including as Lord Mayor of Sydney from 2003 to 2004 – the first woman to hold the position. She has since held positions on a number of urban planning bodies, including as chief commissioner of the Greater Sydney Commission from 2015 to 2020. Her husband Malcolm Turnbull was prime minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018.