Roma Britnell
Australian politician (born 1967) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Roma Clare Britnell (née Hussey; born 17 January 1967) is an Australian politician. She was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as a Liberal Party member for South-West Coast, at a by-election in 2015.[1] She was re-elected in 2018 and appointed to the opposition front bench as Shadow Minister for Rural Roads, and Shadow Minister for Ports and Freight.
Roma Britnell | |
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Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for South-West Coast | |
Assumed office 31 October 2015 | |
Preceded by | Denis Napthine |
Personal details | |
Born | Roma Clare Hussey (1967-01-17) 17 January 1967 (age 57) |
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Children | 4 |
Website | romabritnell |
Britnell attended St Ann's College in Warrnambool, and trained as a nurse at Warrnambool Base Hospital.[2] She worked as a nurse for almost 30 years and spend 15 years working in community health at the Framlingham Aboriginal Community.
Prior to her election, Britnell was the vice-president of United Dairyfarmers of Victoria (UDV), chairwoman of WestVic Dairy and was a Nuffield Farming Scholar in 2011.[3] Britnell also served on a number of boards including the Geoffrey Gardner Foundation, Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority, Australian Dairy Farmers Federation, was Policy Councillor with the Victorian Farmers Federation, was a member of the Great South Coast Group's Economic Pillar and a committee member of the Warrnambool City Council's Food and Agriculture into China project.
She was named Victorian Rural Woman of The Year in 2009[4] and was named Australian Rural Woman of the Year in the same year.[5]