The Australian Women's Register

Summary

A member of the Liberal Party of Australia, Danna Vale was elected to the House of Representatives as the Member for Hughes, New South Wales in 1996. She became Minister for Veterans’ Affairs on 26 November 2001 and Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence from 2001 until 2003. From 1984 until 1988 Minister Vale was a full-time wife, mother and student. In 1988 she began practising as a solicitor and held this position until entering parliament.
She did not contest the 2010 federal election.

Events

• 1996

  Elected to the House of Representative for Hughes, New South Wales

• 2001

  Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

• 2001 - 2003

  Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence

• 1996 - 1997

  Member of the House of Representative Standing Committee on Family and Community Affairs

• 1996

  Member of the House of Representative Standing Committee on Communications, Transport and Microeconomic Reform

• 1997 - 2001

  Member of the House of Representative Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

• 1998 - 2001

  Member of the House of Representative Standing Committee on Environment and Heritage

• 2001

  Member of the House of Representative Standing Committee on the Library

• 1993

  Member of the Liberal Party

• 1994 - 1995

  President of the Liberal Party Gymea Branch

• 1994 - 1995

  Delegate to the Cook and Miranda Federal Electoral Councils

• 1994 - 1995

  Delegate to the Liberal Party State Council (NSW)

• 1965 - 1984

  Full-time mother

• 1984 - 1988

  Full-time wife, mother and student

• 1988 - 1996

  Solicitor

• 2065

  Married Robert Vale and they had 4 sons