- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE1655
Loew, Joan Kathleen
(1929 – 2004)- Occupation Councillor, Mayor
Summary
Joan Loew was a well known councillor for the Hurstville City Council (1974-1987). During her time with the council, Joan was appointed Deputy Mayor in 1977, 1978 and 1983, and then Mayor from 1984 to1987. She was however unsuccessful all three times she ran for parliament:
Liberal candidate, New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Rockdale, 1978.
Liberal candidate, New South Wales Senate, 1980.
Independent candidate, New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Hurstville, 1988.
Joan Loew was married to Fred Loew, with whom she had one son and four daughters.
Published resources
- Book
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Resource
- Trove: Loew, Joan Kathleen (1929-2004), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-728050
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Site Exhibition
- Putting Skirts on the Sacred Benches: Women Candidates for the New South Wales Parliament, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2006, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/pssb/home.html