Mary Gillett

Mary Jane Gillett (born 9 October 1958) is a former Australian politician.

Born in Sydney, New South Wales, she graduated from Young High School in 1974 and received a Bachelor of Arts from the Australian National University in 1979. That year, she became a clerk in the Australian Taxation Office; in 1982 she became associate to Mr N. Taylor of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission, and in 1985 became National Industrial Officer with the Commonwealth Foremans' Association. In 1987 she became National Industrial Officer of the National Union of Workers.^[1]

In 1996, Gillett was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Werribee. Her seat was abolished in 2002 and she transferred to Tarneit. In 2006 she was defeated for preselection by Tim Pallas, formerly chief of staff to Premier Steve Bracks, and Gillett retired from politics.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Parliament of Victoria (2008). "Gillett, Mary Jane". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregfull.cfm?mid=95. Retrieved 22 October 2009. 

Parliament of Victoria
Preceded by Ken Coghill	Member for Werribee 1996–2002	Succeeded by Abolished
Preceded by New seat	Member for Tarneit 2002–2006	Succeeded by Tim Pallas

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Name	Gillett, Mary
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Date of birth	9 October 1958
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