Sally Sitou (born 24 September 1982[citation needed]) is an Australian politician who is the Labor member for the Division of Reid as of the 2022 Australian federal election. She defeated the incumbent Liberal member, Fiona Martin.[2]
Sally Sitou | |
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 Sitou in 2023 | |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Reid | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Fiona Martin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 September 1982 Canley Vale, New South Wales[1] |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Website | https://sallysitou.com/ |
Early years and background
editSitou was born in Canley Vale, New South Wales, the second child of Chinese parents who fled Laos after the Vietnam War.[3] She went to Canley Vale Public School and Sefton High School and completed a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology – Honours) at Macquarie University.[4] She spent more than a decade working in the international education and international development sectors, and was most recently employed at the University of Sydney.[5]
She is married with one child.[6]
Politics
editSitou has been a member of the Australian Labor Party since 2006, working on a number of campaigns, including the 2007 Bennelong campaign in which Maxine McKew defeated sitting prime minister John Howard.[7] She worked as an adviser to Jason Clare, member for Blaxland.[8]
In 2021, Sitou was preselected as the ALP's candidate for the Division of Reid,[9] and she achieved a swing of 8.4 percent to win the seat in the May 2022 federal election.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Ms Sally Sitou MP". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ Pueblos, Monique (22 May 2022). "'A surreal moment': Sally Sitou celebrates diversity in parliament as she claims victory in Reid". SBS News. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "Sally Sitou, Candidate for Reid". Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ Sitou, Sally. "I am the daughter of migrants". Twitter. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Sally Sitou – Labor for Reid". www.alp.org.au. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Meet Sally". sallysitou.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ McKew, Maxine. "Some Labor wins are extra special". Twitter. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Labor candidate calls out racist messages telling her not to contest election". SBS News. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ MP, Anthony Albanese. "Labor Announces Candidate for Reid". anthonyalbanese.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Reid (Key Seat) - Federal Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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