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Cherie Burton
Cherie Ann Burton (born 13 November 1968) is a former Australian politician, who was a Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch), Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Electoral district of Kogarah, Kogarah from 1999 to 2015. Biography Burton was born in Paddington, New South Wales, Paddington, New South Wales and brought up in Minto, New South Wales, Minto. She graduated from Narrabeen Sports High School, Narrabeen High School in 1986 and became an accounts clerk and an official for the National Union of Workers. She later became an adviser to Premier Bob Carr. Political life Burton has been the member for the relatively safe Labor seat of Kogarah since 1999 when she defeated the Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division), Liberal candidate, Sam Witheridge after being installed by the head office administrative committee as the Labor candidate on an N40 ruling, bypassing local pre-selection. At the time of 1999 New South Wales state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Honourable
''The Honourable'' (British English) or ''The Honorable'' (American English; see spelling differences) (abbreviation: ''Hon.'', ''Hon'ble'', or variations) is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain people, usually with official governmental or diplomatic positions. Use by governments International diplomacy In international diplomatic relations, representatives of foreign states are often styled as ''The Honourable''. Deputy chiefs of mission, , consuls-general and consuls are always given the style. All heads of consular posts, whether they are honorary or career postholders, are accorded the style according to the State Department of the United States. However, the style ''Excellency'' instead of ''The Honourable'' is used for ambassadors and high commissioners. Africa The Congo In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the prefix 'Honourable' or 'Hon.' is used for members of both chambers of the Parliament of the Democratic Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |