- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE1524
Cohen, Anne Margaret
(1941 – )- Born 2 January, 1941
- Occupation Businesswoman, Parliamentarian
Summary
Anne Margaret Cohen, a Liberal Party candidate, was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Minchinbury in 1988 and to the Badgerys Creek Assembly seat in 1991. She failed to gain re-election to the latter in 1995.
Details
Anne Cohen had been a teacher, public servant, editor and the owner/operator of a small business before she ran for parliament.
Anne Cohen was first elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council for the seat of Minchinbury in March 1988 and had a remarkably swift rise to the Ministries of Nick Greiner, and later John Fahey. She was Chief Secretary, Minister for Administrative Services 1991-95, and Minister assisting the Premier on Status of Women 1992-3. When the redistribution abolished her seat, she ran for and won the seat of Badgerys Creek 1991-95. She was Chairman of the Parliamentary Road Safety Committee Staysafe in 1989.
She is married to Richard and they have two children.
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Resource
- Trove: Cohen, Anne Margaret (1941-), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-723075