Kate Lundy - Senator for Australian Capital Territory

Parliament House

Tel:

(02) 6277 3334

Fax:

(02) 6277 3884

Email:

Email Kate

Electorate Office

Unit A, Ground Floor
11 London Circuit
Canberra, ACT,

Tel:

(02) 6230 0411

Fax:

(02) 6230 0413

Web:

http://www.katelundy.com.au

Biography

In 1996, at age 28, Kate Lundy became the youngest Labor representative in the Senate and the youngest woman ever elected to represent the ALP in Federal Parliament.

A former organiser for the Building Workers Industrial Union (now the CFMEU) Kate was also the youngest person, and first woman, to be elected as President of the ACT Trades and Labour Council.

Following the 1998 federal election, Kate Lundy was appointed Shadow Minister for Sport and Youth Affairs as well as Shadow Minister Assisting on Information Technology. She is the youngest woman shadow minister in Labor history. Kate was re-elected to the Shadow Ministry on 22 November 2001.

Kate is an active member of several Parliamentary Committees, including the Senate Committees on Finance and Public Administration, as well as Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.

She is a passionate sportswoman who is an active participant in many sports, especially rowing. She is a member and patron of the Canberra Rowing Club, and patron of a number of sports organisations, including ACT Rugby Union.

Kate lives in North Canberra with her partner and 3 children. Her recreational time is spent on the Internet and painting watercolours.