15 Facts About Katrina Hodgkinson

Katrina Ann Hodgkinson was born on 10 March 1966 and is an Australian former politician.

Katrina Hodgkinson is the former Federal Vice President of the National Party of Australia and a former Australian Member of Parliament.

Katrina Hodgkinson was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing Cootamundra for The Nationals from 28 March 2015 to 1 September 2017, and Burrinjuck from 27 March 1999 to 27 March 2015.

Katrina Hodgkinson was an executive officer in the Commonwealth Department of Transport and for Sydney property development companies, becoming Secretary of the Year for the North Sydney region in 1989.

Katrina Hodgkinson was a Technical and Further Education instructor from 1989 to 1991, owned regional small businesses from 1989 to 1997 and she was Adviser to Senator the Hon Nick Minchin, Special Minister of State and Minister for Industry, Science and Resources from 1997 to 1999.

In 1995, Katrina Hodgkinson sought election to the seat of Southern Highlands in a three-cornered-contest.

Katrina Hodgkinson was elected to NSW Parliament at the subsequent 1999 election.

Between 2003 and 2011, Katrina Hodgkinson held a range of shadow ministerial responsibilities including Fair Trading and Small Business, Tourism, Major Events, Community Services, Families and Child Safety, Rural Affairs, and Natural Resource Management.

Katrina Hodgkinson initially announced plans to seek Nationals preselection in Goulburn.

Ultimately, Katrina Hodgkinson dropped plans to challenge Goulburn and contested Cootamundra, which she won easily.

Katrina Hodgkinson was appointed as NSW first Parliamentary Secretary for Southern NSW in the second Baird ministry following the 2015 state election.

Katrina Hodgkinson graduated from the Australian Institute of Company Directors in 2015, and as a Master of Business Administration through the Australian Institute of Business in 2017.

Katrina Hodgkinson was elected Federal Vice President of the National Party of Australia in August 2018.

At the 2019 federal election, Katrina Hodgkinson contested the seat of Gilmore.

Katrina Hodgkinson is currently a Company Director, on the Boards of the Australian Rail Track Corporation, Shake It Up Australia Foundation, and she is Chair of NSW Small Business Advisory, Realise Business.