Edmond, Wendy (1946–)
Edmond, Wendy (1946–)
Australian politician. Name variations: Hon. Wendy Marjorie Edmond. Born April 27, 1946, in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia.
Began career as a nuclear medicine technologist; as a member of the Australian Labor Party, elected to the Queensland Parliament for Mount Coot-tha (1989); named minister for Health (1998) and minister assisting the premier on Women's Policy (2001).
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