Sophie Cotsis
| The Honourable Sophie Cotsis MLC | |
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| Member of Legislative Council of New South Wales | |
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Assumed office 7 September 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1973 (age 42–43) Canterbury, Sydney |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Arthur Sarandos |
| Children | 1 (m), 1 (f) |
| Occupation | Union organiser |
| Website | NSW Parliamentary webpage |
Sophie Cotsis (born 1973)[1] is an Australian politician. She is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 7 September 2010, representing the Australian Labor Party.
The daughter of Greek migrants, Cotsis grew up in the St George district together with her brother. She was educated at Canterbury South Public School and at Kingsgrove High School before matriculating to Macquarie University where Cotsis became a member of the University's Hellenic Studies Foundation and established a program that preserved the Greek language and Hellenic heritage at the University.[2] Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from Macquarie University, Cotsis later completed a Master of Legal Studies at the University of Technology, Sydney.[3]
Prior to entering Parliament, Cotsis was a hospitality worker at Sydney Airport, later becoming an official with the Labor Council of New South Wales and subsequently the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union. Costsis joined the Labor Party in 1993, partly inspired by Paul Keating.[2] She later became an adviser to former New South Wales Treasurer Michael Costa until March 2008, when she became an adviser to the infrastructure company Parsons Brinckerhoff.[4]
Costsis was appointed to the Legislative Council to fill a casual vacancy following the resignation of John Della Bosca.[3]
References
- ↑ Aston, Heath (5 September 2010). "Fed up with Sussex St". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- 1 2 "Maiden speech" (PDF). Hansard. Parliament of New South Wales. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- 1 2 "The Hon. Sophie Cotsis, MLC". Members of the Legislative Council. Parliament of New South Wales. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ↑ Nicholls, Sean (7 September 2010). "Labor's fresh new face Sophie Cotsis a change from party factions". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 7 September 2010.
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