1. Kay Christine Lesley Patterson was born on 21 November 1944 and is a former Australian politician.
24 Facts About Kay Patterson
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Kay Patterson was a Liberal member of the Australian Senate from 1987 to 2008, representing the state of Victoria.
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Kay Patterson studied psychology and education, going on to become a university lecturer, working in several universities in both Australia and in the United States.
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Kay Patterson is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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In 1985, Kay Patterson was elected as her local party branch delegate to the Liberal Party's State Council.
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Kay Patterson was promoted to the shadow ministry in 1990 as a parliamentary secretary.
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Kay Patterson was promoted again under the leadership of John Hewson, but was demoted to a shadow parliamentary secretary position under Alexander Downer.
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In 1996 Kay Patterson was Parliamentary Adviser to the Australian Mission to the UN for 1996 UNGA.
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In 1998 Kay Patterson was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs In 2000 she was given the additional responsibility of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
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Kay Patterson was well received by the Australian Medical Association, who had had a strained relationship with her predecessor.
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In 2005 Kay Patterson led the Australian delegation to the UN Commission on the Status of Women in NY.
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On 22 January 2006, Kay Patterson announced her resignation from the ministry, and her commission ceased on 27 January.
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Kay Patterson announced that she would retire, and left parliament at the expiration of her term in June 2008.
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Kay Patterson was a member of Monash University Council, she was appointed a vice chancellor's professorial fellow at the university.
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Kay Patterson was inducted into Monash University Golden Key Society as an honorary member in 2009.
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Kay Patterson was awarded a Doctor of Laws Monash University in 2019.
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Kay Patterson is a member of Girl Guides movement, which she joined when she was 10.
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Kay Patterson was made a Life Member of Girl Guides Victoria in 2002.
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Kay Patterson became a director and member of the board of Interplast Australia and New Zealand in 2006, retiring when her term ended in 2015 and continued until 2018 as a Company Member.
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Kay Patterson is a director of the Brockhoff Foundation.
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Kay Patterson was a Commissioner on the National Mental Health Commission and a member of the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation.
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Kay Patterson was appointed for a five-year term as the national Age Discrimination Commissioner in the Australian Human Rights Commission on 29 July 2016, her appointment was extended in 2021 for a further two years.
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Kay Patterson was appointed a member of the Australia Post Stakeholder Council.
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Kay Patterson chaired a Ministerial Advisory Committee on Homelessness.