Wendy Margaret Tuckerman (; born 5 October 1964) is an Australian politician. She has been a member of the

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since 2019, representing

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for the

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. She was formerly an unsuccessful candidate for National Party preselection for the

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. Tuckerman has served as the Minister for Local Government in the

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since December 2021. Tuckerman was formerly mayor of

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and then the Administrator for

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, following which she became a councillor at the elections for merged councils. She has a background in the Australian Federal Police.

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1964 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 Australian police officers 21st-century Australian politicians 21st-century Australian women politicians {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub