• Entry type: Person
  • Entry ID: AWE4111

McHugh, Jeannette

  • Birth name Goffet, Jeanette
(1934 – )
  • Born 18 December, 1934, Kandos New South Wales Australia
  • Occupation Parliamentarian

Summary

A member of the Australian Labor Party, Jeannette McHugh was elected to the House of Representatives in the Australian Parliament as the Member for Phillip, New South Wales in 1983. When the seat of Phillip was abolished, she was elected to the seat of Grayndler at the 1993 election. She retired at the 1996 election. During her parliamentary career she held the Ministerial portfolio of Consumer Affairs from 1992 to 1996.

Archival resources

  • National Library of Australia
    • [Biographical cuttings on Jeannette McHugh, Minister for Consumer Affairs, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals]

Published resources

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    • Women in Politics: Australian Labor Party