Noreen Hay
Noreen Hay | |
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| Member of New South Wales Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 22 March 2003 – 31 August 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Col Markham |
| Succeeded by | Paul Scully |
| Constituency | Electoral district of Wollongong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 March 1951 London, England |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Spouse | (Christoper Hay) Lee Lawler |
| Children | Four children |
| Residence | Wollongong |
| Occupation | Trade union official, personal care worker |
Noreen Hay (born 10 March 1951) is an Australian politician and a former member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. She represented Wollongong for the Labor Party from 2003 to 2016. In July 2015, Hay stood down as NSW Opposition whip due to allegations of electoral fraud and branch stacking.[1]
In August 2016, Hay resigned from the NSW Legislative Assembly triggering a by-election.[2][3]
Early life
[edit]Hay was born in London into a working-class family of practising Christians.[4] She was the second eldest of five children to parents Nora and Tadg Herlihy, who had migrated to the United Kingdom from Cork, Ireland.[4] She married Christopher Martin Hay and in 1982 they migrated with their four children to Wollongong, New South Wales.
Hay enrolled in Wollongong TAFE and subsequently found employment with the NSW Home Care Service, caring for the elderly and bedridden in Wollongong's outer suburbs.[4] She became a union official and regional secretary of the Miscellaneous Workers' Union and worked as an electorate officer to Jennie George, the Federal Member for Throsby.[5][6]
Political career
[edit]In 2002, she won ALP preselection from the sitting member, Col Markham,[7] and was the first woman elected for the seat of Wollongong.
Following the 2007 election, Hay was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to Health Minister Reba Meagher.[6] She was stood down in February 2008 by the Premier Iemma being named in an ICAC inquiry into Wollongong Council.[8] Hay was re-appointed in March 2008 after being cleared by the ICAC.
State Premier Nathan Rees dismissed Noreen Hay from her position as Parliamentary Secretary for Health on 12 September 2008 after allegations arose that she participated in simulated mammary intercourse with Police Minister Matt Brown at an office party in June. Both Brown and Hay denied the allegations.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Knowles, L; McClymont, A. "Wollongong MP Noreen Hay stands down as NSW Opposition whip". ABC News. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ "Noreen Hay resignation: Bradbery and Rorris considering another go at state politics". IllawarraMercury.com.au. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Labor MP Noreen Hay to resign after 13 years in NSW Parliament". 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "Inaugural Speeches". Hansard: Parliament of New South Wales. May 2003. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
- ^ "Hay, Noreen (c. 1951– )". Australian Women. National Foundation for Australian Women. Retrieved 7 February 2007.
- ^ a b "Ms Noreen HAY (1951 - )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ Norington, Brad (16 December 2002). "Rival beats MP to safe ALP seat". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 February 2007.
- ^ Iemma stands down Wollongong probe MP – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
- ^ "Premier dumps Noreen Hay". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 September 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales
- English emigrants to Australia
- Australian people of Irish descent
- People from Wollongong
- 21st-century Australian politicians
- Women members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- 21st-century Australian women politicians