Biographical entry Fatin, Wendy Frances (1941 - )

Summary

Wendy Fatin became a registered nurse in 1962. She later gained a Bachelor of Applied Science (Nursing) from the Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT). After working as a ministerial advisor in the 1970s, Fatin was elected to the House of Representatives in 1983. She served as Minister for Local Government (1990-1991), Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women (1990-1993) and Minister for Arts and Territories (1991-1993). She retired prior to the general election in March 1996.

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Events

1962

Career position - Registered Nurse

1974 - 1975

Career position - Advisor to the Minister for Repatriation and Compensation and the Minister for Social Security

1983 - 1984

Career position - Member of the House of Representatives for Canning in Western Australia

1984 - 1996

Career position - Member of the House of Representatives for Brand in Western Australia

1990 - 1991

Career position - Minister for Local Government

1990 - 1993

Career position - Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women

1991 - 1993

Career position - Minister for Arts and Territories

1996

Life event - Retired

Archival resources

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

• Biographical cuttings on Wendy Fatin, first WA woman to be elected to the House of Representatives, Cuttings Files BIOG; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

Published resources

Online Resources

• 'Primary description of person CP 470; Hon Wendy Frances Fatin', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2003, http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/SearchOld.asp?Number=CP+470. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Fatin, Wendy Frances', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-728097. Details

See also

• Herd, Margaret (ed.), Who's Who in Australia 2002, 38 edn, Crown Content, Melbourne, 2001, 2020 pp. Details