Cathrine Burnett-Wake
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Cathrine Mary Burnett-Wake is a former Australian politician, who was a member of the
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for the
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between December 2021 and November 2022. Burnett-Wake was appointed by a joint sitting of the Victorian Parliament on 2 December 2021 to fill a vacancy brought about by the resignation of
Edward O'Donohue Edward John O'Donohue (born 1 May 1974) is a former member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the Liberal Party. O'Donohue was elected to the Eastern Victoria Region at the 2006 election. From 22 April 2013 until its defeat at the 2014 ...
. She is the first Liberal female upper house member for Eastern Victoria. Prior to entering the Victorian Parliament, Burnett-Wake was a local government councillor for
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between October 2020 and November 2021, representing the Streeton Ward. She also worked as principal migration agent for Harris Wake, a legal and migration firm she co-founded with Owen Harris. Burnett-Wake sits on the boards of the Burrinja Cultural Centre and the Eastern Alliance for Greenhouse Action. In July 2022, Burnett-Wake lost preselection to Renee Heath for the 2022 state election. In February 2023, Burnett-Wake announced that she would run for Liberal preselection for the 2023 Aston by-election.https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/aston-byelection-cathrine-burnettwake-seeks-liberal-candidacy-for-alan-tudges-outer-melbourne-seat-after-his-resignation/news-story/9351f8f0b31c77074a0d26c8b7da7188 She was unsuccessful in gaining preselection losing out to Roshena Campbell.


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