11 Facts About Gai Brodtmann

Gai Marie Brodtmann was born on 24 November 1963 and is an Australian former politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives for the seat of Canberra representing the Labor Party from 2010 until 2019.

Gai Brodtmann was born in Melbourne and has two younger sisters.

Gai Brodtmann graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the Australian National University, a Bachelor of Public Relations from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and a graduate certificate in business from Monash University.

Gai Brodtmann worked as a public servant at the Attorney-General's Department and later at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Gai Brodtmann lost her position at DFAT in 1996 when the incoming federal government of John Howard cut 15,000 permanent public servant positions in the ACT.

Gai Brodtmann subsequently ran her own small business offering media communication services to organisations such as the Australian Defence Force and the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency.

Gai Brodtmann was elected the Member for Canberra on 21 August 2010.

In July 2016, following the 2016 election, Gai Brodtmann was appointed Shadow Assistant Minister for Cyber Security and Defence Personnel.

Gai Brodtmann is a former director and audit committee member of the Cultural Facilities Corporation and ACTTAB, and a former director of the National Press Club.

Gai Brodtmann is the founding co-chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Defence and the Parliamentary Friends of Endometriosis Awareness.

Gai Brodtmann is of Chinese, German, Irish and Scottish ancestry.