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Melissa Donnelly is the National Secretary of the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU), an Australian trade union representing Commonwealth and Territory Public Servants.[1] Donnelly is the CPSU's youngest ever national secretary, as well as the third woman and the first working mother to hold the role.[2]

Melissa Donnelly speaking at a CPSU Governing Council Meeting
CPSU National Secretary Melissa Donnelly speaking at a CPSU Governing Council Meeting

Donnelly was first elevated to the role, following tenure in the union's legal and industrial relations team and its Executive Committee, when former National Secretary Nadine Flood resigned for health reasons in 2019.[3] Donnelly was most recently reelected to the position in December 2023.[4]

  1. ^ "CPSU Media centre". www.cpsu.org.au. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  2. ^ Director, Institute; giwl@anu.edu.au (2021-06-04). "Melissa Donnelly". Global Institute for Women's Leadership. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  3. ^ Easton, Stephen (2019-10-10). "Melissa Donnelly appointed acting Community and Public Sector Union national secretary". The Mandarin. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  4. ^ "CPSU 'voted for unity' with national president chosen". The Canberra Times. 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2024-02-01.