Courtney Houssos

The Honourable
Courtney Houssos
MLC
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
Assumed office
28 March 2015
Personal details
Born Courtney Roche
Forster, New South Wales, Australia
Political party Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s) George Houssos
Children One daughter
Education Forster High School
Alma mater University of New South Wales

Courtney Houssos is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since the 2015 state election.[1]

Houssos was born Courtney Roche in Forster, New South Wales. She was educated at Forster High School. She later studied for a Bachelor of Arts in international relations at the University of New South Wales, where she met her future husband, George Houssos. At university, she entered student politics as a member of the student representative council protesting against university fee reform, and continued in politics as the first female Labor Party organiser for country New South Wales.[2]

In 2014, the New South Wales Labor Party removed Amanda Fazio from the party's upper house ticket at the 2015 state election, and Houssos was preselected to replace her.[3] She was elected as the youngest Labor member of the Legislative Council.[2]

References

  1. "The Hon. Courtney HOUSSOS". Parliament of New South Wales.
  2. 1 2 "Maiden speech reflects on growing up in Forster". Great Lakes Advocate. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  3. "Dumped Amanda Fazio lashes Sussex Street for 'appalling behaviour'". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
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