Teresa Gambaro

Teresa Gambaro
The Honourable; Teresa Gambaro
	Gambaro in 2007
Member of the Australian Parliament; for Brisbane
	In office; 21 August 2010 – 9 May 2016
Preceded by	Arch Bevis
Succeeded by	Trevor Evans
Member of the Australian Parliament; for Petrie
	In office; 2 March 1996 – 24 November 2007
Preceded by	Gary Johns
Succeeded by	Yvette D'Ath
Personal details
Born	29 November 1958; Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party (Federal) ; Liberal National Party of Queensland (State)
Spouse(s)	Robert Duffy
Alma mater	Queensland University of Technology (BBus)
Occupation	Small business owner
Website	teresagambaro.com/

Teresa Gambaro (born 29 November 1958) is a former Australian politician. She served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1996 to 2007 and 2010 to 2016, representing the Liberal Party. She was a parliamentary secretary in the Howard Government from 2004 to 2007.

Early life

Gambaro was born in Brisbane, Queensland. The daughter of an Italian immigrant, she was educated at Holy Spirit School in New Farm, the All Hallows' School in Brisbane,[1] and later at the Queensland University of Technology. She was a sales manager, account manager, marketing manager, marketing consultant and tutor in marketing at the Queensland University of Technology before entering politics.[2]

Parliament

Gambaro was first elected to parliament as a Liberal at the 1996 federal election, in the division of Petrie.

She was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence in July 2004, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in January 2006. In 2007 she was appointed Assistant Minister for Immigration and Citizenship.[2]

Gambaro lost her seat to Yvette D'Ath of the Labor Party at the 2007 federal election.[2]

She re-entered Federal Parliament as the member for Brisbane at the 2010 federal election, becoming the first woman to represent Brisbane since its creation in 1901. Gambaro ran under the banner of the Liberal National Party, formed in 2008 after the merger of the Queensland divisions of the Liberal and National parties. She sat with the Liberals.

In September 2010 she was appointed Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance and Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship and Settlement by Opposition leader, Tony Abbott.[3]

Gambaro retained her seat of Brisbane following the 2013 Australian federal election, increasing her majority to 4.5%. On 9 March 2016, she announced her retirement, stating that she would not contest Brisbane at the 2016 federal election.[4]

Political positions

Gambaro made news in January 2012 by suggesting that immigrants are not integrating into Australian culture well enough. She stayed she believes that telling them to "wear deodorant" and learning to "wait in a queue" is "teaching what are norms in Australia." After a storm of outcry on social media and in Australian newspapers, Gambaro apologised.[5][6]

In August 2013 Gambaro announced her support for same-sex marriage, despite party policy being against it, and said she had pressed Abbott for a conscience vote on the issue.[7]

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References

Who's Who in Australia. North Melbourne: Crown Contents. 2008. p. 807. ISBN 978-1-74095-160-9.
"Biography for Gambaro, the Hon. Teresa". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 September 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Teresa Gambaro won't recontest election". SBS News. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
"Coalition MP Teresa Gambaro apologies over calls for hygiene lessons for migrants". The Australian. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
"Australian MP says immigrants should be taught to use deodorant". The Guardian. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/federal-politics/federal-election-2013/brisbane-coalition-mp-to-pressure-abbott-into-marriage-equality-20130822-2sen7.html

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Gary Johns	Member for Petrie 1996–2007	Succeeded by Yvette D'Ath
Preceded by Arch Bevis	Member for Brisbane 2010–2016	Succeeded by Trevor Evans

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[1] Who's Who in Australia. North Melbourne: Crown Contents. 2008. p. 807. ISBN 978-1-74095-160-9.

[pbiog-2] "Biography for Gambaro, the Hon. Teresa". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 25 January 2010.

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 September 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[retire-4] "Teresa Gambaro won't recontest election". SBS News. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

[5] "Coalition MP Teresa Gambaro apologies over calls for hygiene lessons for migrants". The Australian. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2013.

[6] "Australian MP says immigrants should be taught to use deodorant". The Guardian. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2013.

[7] ttp://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/federal-politics/federal-election-2013/brisbane-coalition-mp-to-pressure-abbott-into-marriage-equality-20130822-2sen7.html