Verity Firth | |
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Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Balmain | |
In office 24 March 2007 – 26 March 2011 | |
Preceded by | New district |
Succeeded by | Jamie Parker |
Minister for Education and Training | |
In office 8 September 2008 – 28 March 2011 | |
Premier | Nathan Rees Kristina Keneally |
Preceded by | John Della Bosca |
Succeeded by | Adrian Piccoli |
Minister for Climate Change and the Environment | |
In office 27 February 2008 – 5 September 2008 | |
Premier | Morris Iemma |
Preceded by | Phil Koperberg |
Succeeded by | Carmel Tebbutt |
Minister for Women | |
In office 2 April 2007 – 14 September 2009 | |
Premier | Morris Iemma Nathan Rees |
Preceded by | Sandra Nori |
Succeeded by | Linda Burney |
Personal details | |
Born | Verity Helen Firth 28 August 1973 |
Political party | Labor Party |
Spouse | Matthew Chesher |
Relations | Charles Firth (brother) Meredith Burgmann (aunt) |
Children | April Chesher Clementine Chesher |
Residence | Glebe, New South Wales |
Alma mater | University of Sydney |
Occupation | University Executive |
Profession | Lawyer |
Website | https://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.