- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE4215
Kippin, Victoria Ann
- Also known as Kippin, Vicky
- Born 7 September 1942, Ayr, Queensland, Australia
- Died 24 March 2019, East Palmerston, Queensland, Australia
- Occupation Local government councillor, Manager, Parliamentarian, Teacher
Summary
A member of the National Party, Vicky Kippin was the first woman from her party to be elected to a parliament in Australia in 1974. She represented the electorate of Mourilyan in the Queensland Parliament. She was re-elected in 1977, but defeated at the 1980 election. She was a candidate again in 1983, but was unsuccessful in regaining the seat. After her parliamentary career she served as a councillor for the Johnstone Shire Council from 1982 to 1985.
Published resources
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Resource
- Women in the Queensland Parliament 1929-1994, McCulloch, John, 1994, http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/view/publications/documents/research/backgroundBriefs/1994/BIB27.pdf
- Trove: Kippin, Victoria Ann (1942-), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462399