Rhonda Kathleen Parker, ''née'' Davey (born 7 September 1954) is a former Australian politician. She was born in

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and arrived in

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in 1967. Before entering politics she was a lecturer and a partner in a small business. She was elected to the

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in 1994 in a by-election for the seat of Helena, representing the

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; she moved to Ballajura in 1996. She was a parliamentary secretary from 1995 to 1997, first to the Minister for Education and then to the Minister for Tourism, before winning a promotion herself as Minister for Family and Children's Services, Seniors and Women's Interests in 1997. She stepped down from the front bench in 1999 and was defeated in 2001.

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