Anne Margaret Cohen (born 2 January 1941) is a former
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n politician. She was the
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member for
Minchinbury and then
Badgerys Creek
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from 1988 to 1995.
Cohen was born in
Inverell in
New South Wales
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, and was an editor and small business owner before entering politics. Married to Richard, she has two children.
In 1988, she was selected as the
Liberal
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candidate for the new notionally
Labor seat of
Minchinbury; she had a narrow win.
In 1991 Minchinbury was replaced by
Badgerys Creek
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, which Cohen also won. Shortly after that election she became
Chief Secretary and Minister for Administrative Services. She was the last Chief Secretary of New South Wales, with the office being abolished in 1995.
In 1995, she was very narrowly defeated by Labor candidate
Diane Beamer.
Later in 1995 she attempted to return to the NSW Parliament via a vacancy in the Legislative Council caused by the resignation of Stephen Mutch
but was defeated in the preselection by Mike Gallacher.
References
1941 births
Living people
Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Women members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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