Lucy Wicks (politician)

Lucy Elizabeth Wicks (born 1 January 1973) is an Australian politician. She has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Robertson in New South Wales, since her election in September 2013.[1]

Lucy Wicks MP
Member of the Australian Parliament for Robertson
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 September 2013
Preceded by	Deborah O'Neill
Personal details
Born	1 January 1973 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Sydney
Occupation	Teacher
Website	http://www.lucywicks.com.au

Wicks was born in Canberra[1] and raised in Narara and Point Clare. Her first full-time job was as a teacher at her old school in Narara. She left the Central Coast to further a career in the telecommunications industry with Telstra, worked in corporate affairs and communications, and later as a Liberal Party staffer.

She returned to the Central Coast in 2013 to contest the federal election.[2] Although she had been raised on the Central Coast, she was heavily criticised for allegedly being "parachuted" into Parliament.

Wicks narrowly won re-election in the 2016 federal election from Labor candidate Anne Charlton.

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. Taylor, Matt (3 July 2016). "Lucy Wicks all but claims victory but dodges ATO questions". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

External links

• Search or browse Hansard for Lucy Wicks at OpenAustralia.org
• Profile at TheyVoteForYou.org.au