Angie Marion Bell was born on 11 July 1968 and is an Australian politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives since the 2019 federal election, representing the Division of Moncrieff in Queensland.
11 Facts About Angie Bell
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Angie Bell is a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland and sits with the Liberal Party in federal parliament.
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Angie Bell attended Gawler High School, where she learned the tenor saxophone and came to the attention of jazz musician Don Burrows.
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Angie Bell subsequently won a scholarship from Rotary International to study music in Denmark.
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Angie Bell worked as a sales agent across several Australian states before settling in Queensland in 2002, where she worked with the National Retail Association as a consultant and workplace trainer.
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Angie Bell attended Griffith University as a mature-age student, completing a graduate certificate in marketing.
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Angie Bell joined the Liberal National Party of Queensland at the age of 45.
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Angie Bell served as president of LNP Women Queensland from 2017 to 2019.
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Angie Bell retained Moncrieff for the Liberals at the 2019 federal election, with a small positive swing to the party.
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Angie Bell is in a long-term relationship with her partner Ros, who has four adult children.
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Angie Bell is the first openly gay woman to represent a major party in the House of Representatives, the second overall after independent Kerryn Phelps, and the fifth gay woman in federal parliament.