Marianne Frances Saliba (born 16 April 1960) is an Australian former politician. She was the Mayor of the

City of Shellharbour The City of Shellharbour is a local government area in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The city is located about south of Sydney and covers the southern suburbs of the Wollongong urban area centred on Shellharbour and it had ...

from 2012 to the 23 December 2021. She was a member of the

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from 1999 to 2007, representing the (now abolished) electorate of

Illawarra The Illawarra is a coastal region in the Australian state of New South Wales, nestled between the mountains and the sea. It is situated immediately south of Sydney and north of the South Coast region. It encompasses the two cities of Wollongo ...

. Saliba is the daughter of Alex and May Hudson and was the born in

Barrhead Barrhead ( sco, Baurheid, gd, Ceann a' Bharra) is a town in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, southwest of Glasgow city centre on the edge of the Gleniffer Braes. At the 2011 census its population was 17,268. History Barrhead was formed when ...

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and migrated to Australia in 1964 with her parents. She was educated at St Anne's College, Dapto and did Secretarial Studies at the Dapto

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. She completed her

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at the

University of Wollongong The University of Wollongong (abbreviated as UOW) is an Australian public research university located in the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, approximately 80 kilometres south of Sydney. As of 2017, the university had an enrolment of ...

in 1999. She later worked for Terry Rumble, former member for

. She is married with four adopted children, Matthew, Dennis, Sara and Alexandra. Saliba represented Illawarra for the Labor Party from March 1999 to March 2007. She was a member of multiple parliamentary, caucus and community committees and social organizations. Most notably, Marianne was Temporary Chairman of Committees (2003–2007); Member of the NSW Regulation Review Committee (1999- 2003); NSW Joint Select Committee on Victims’ Compensation (1999–2000); Vice Chairman NSW Legislative Review Committee (2003-2004); NSW Joint Standing Committee on Road Safety (Staysafe) (2003-2005); and Chairman NSW Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters (2004-2007). She retired from parliament at the 2007 election and the seat was renamed Shellharbour. In 2011 she re-entered politics and was elected Deputy Lord Mayor for the Shellharbour City Council, under Liberal Mayor Kellie Marsh. In 2012, she was elected Mayor of Shellharbour City but lost to Chris Homer in 2021.

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 1960 births Living people People from Barrhead Scottish emigrants to Australia University of Wollongong alumni Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales 21st-century Australian politicians 21st-century Australian women politicians Women members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly {{Australia-Labor-NewSouthWales-MP-stub