Verity Firth

Verity Firth
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Balmain
In office
24 March 2007 – 26 March 2011
Preceded byNew district
Succeeded byJamie Parker
Minister for Education and Training
In office
8 September 2008 – 28 March 2011
PremierNathan Rees
Kristina Keneally
Preceded byJohn Della Bosca
Succeeded byAdrian Piccoli
Minister for Climate Change and the Environment
In office
27 February 2008 – 5 September 2008
PremierMorris Iemma
Preceded byPhil Koperberg
Succeeded byCarmel Tebbutt
Minister for Women
In office
2 April 2007 – 14 September 2009
PremierMorris Iemma
Nathan Rees
Preceded bySandra Nori
Succeeded byLinda Burney
Personal details
Born
Verity Helen Firth

(1973-08-28) 28 August 1973 (age 51)
Political partyLabor Party
SpouseMatthew Chesher
RelationsCharles Firth (brother)
Meredith Burgmann (aunt)
ChildrenApril Chesher
Clementine Chesher
ResidenceGlebe, New South Wales
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
OccupationUniversity Executive
ProfessionLawyer
Websitehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/verityfirth/

Verity Helen Firth AM (born 28 August 1973) is an Australian university executive and former politician. She is the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Social Justice and Inclusion) at the University of Technology Sydney.[1] She was the chief executive officer of the Public Education Foundation in Australia.

Firth served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Balmain for the Labor Party from 2007[2] to 2011. During this period, she served as Minister for Women, Minister for Science and Medical Research, and Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Cancer) from 2007 to 2008, Minister for Climate Change and the Environment in 2008, and as the Minister for Education and Training from 2008 to 2011.

  1. ^ "Verity Firth appointed UTS Pro Vice-Chancellor". University of Technology Sydney. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Alex (7 May 2006). "I'm not going anywhere". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 September 2007.