Marie Therese Andrews (born 9 December 1940), is an Australian former politician, who was a member of the

New South Wales Legislative Assembly The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the lower of the two houses of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The upper house is the New South Wales Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament Ho ...

representing the electorate of Peats for the Labor Party between

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and 2007 and then the electorate of Gosford from 2007 to 2011. Prior to entering politics, Andrews was a private secretary to the NSW Branch Secretary of the Australian Railways Union (now part of the

Australian Rail Tram and Bus Industry Union The Australian Rail Tram and Bus Industry Union (RTBU) is an Australian trade union representing rail, tram and bus workers. The RTBU is affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and the Australian Labor Party (ALP). Intern ...

) for 17 years. On 8 November 2010, Andrews announced that she would not be contesting the next state election and her seat was won by

Chris Holstein Christopher David Holstein (born 19 May 1958), a former Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Gosford for the Liberal Party from 2011 to 2015. Early years and background Holstein has liv ...

of the Liberals.

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Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 1940 births Living people Australian trade unionists 21st-century Australian politicians Women members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 21st-century Australian women politicians {{Australia-Labor-NewSouthWales-MP-stub