Meegan Fitzharris

Meegan Fitzharris
Meegan Fitzharris in Gungahlin in 2015
Minister for Tertiary Education
In office
22 January 2016 – 1 July 2019
LeaderAndrew Barr
Succeeded byAndrew Barr
Minister for Transport
In office
22 January 2016 – 1 July 2019
LeaderAndrew Barr
Preceded byShane Rattenbury
Succeeded byChris Steel
Minister for Health and Wellbeing
In office
22 January 2016 – 1 July 2019
LeaderAndrew Barr
Preceded bySimon Corbell
Succeeded byRachel Stephen-Smith
Member of the ACT Legislative Assembly for Yerrabi
In office
15 October 2016 – 8 July 2019
Succeeded byDeepak-Raj Gupta
Member of the ACT Legislative Assembly for Molonglo
In office
16 January 2015 – 15 October 2016
Preceded byKaty Gallagher
Personal details
Born1972 (age 51–52)
Wellington, New Zealand
CitizenshipAustralian
Political partyLabor Party
SpousePierre Huetter
ChildrenThree
Alma materUniversity of Otago
University of Auckland
OccupationPolitician, political staffer, public servant
Websitewww.meeganfitzharris.com

Meegan Fitzharris (born 1972) is a former Australian politician, who was a member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly for the Yerrabi electorate from October 2016 to July 2019, and before that, member for the electorate of Molonglo after she won a countback to fill the Legislative Assembly seat vacated by former Chief Minister, Katy Gallagher, in January 2015.[1][2] She was the Minister for Transport and Municipal Services, Minister for Higher Education, Training and Research and Minister for Health until her resignation from politics in July 2019.[3]

  1. ^ Labor staffer Meegan Fitzharris wins countback for ACT Legislative Assembly seat, ABC News Online, 15 January 2015
  2. ^ Gorrey, Megan (15 January 2015). "Meegan Fitzharris to fill Katy Gallagher's ACT Legislative Assembly spot". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Fitzharris, Meegan - ACT Legislative Assembly". www.parliament.act.gov.au. Retrieved 27 February 2016.