1. Kelly Hoare was a member of the House of Representatives from 1998 to 2007, representing the New South Wales seat of Charlton for the Australian Labor Party.
13 Facts About Kelly Hoare
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Kelly Hoare succeeded her father Bob Brown in federal parliament.
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Kelly Hoare is one of two children born to Elizabeth Joy and Robert James Brown.
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Kelly Hoare is a distant descendant of Henry Turner, one of the founders of the ALP.
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Kelly Hoare completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Canberra.
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Kelly Hoare was a public servant before entering politics, working as an auditor in the Department of Defence and later in the employment department where she was responsible for unemployed people with special needs.
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Kelly Hoare then worked as an electorate officer for her father.
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Kelly Hoare was elected to the House of Representatives at the 1998 federal election, succeeding her father in the seat of Charlton.
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Kelly Hoare was re-elected at the 2001 and 2004 elections.
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Kelly Hoare is the first woman to follow her father into federal parliament.
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In 2003, Kelly Hoare was described as the "only Caucus member from New South Wales not factionally aligned", although she opposed Kim Beazley returning to the party's leadership.
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Kelly Hoare was a public opponent of the proposed Anvil Hill Coal Mine.
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Kelly Hoare publicly threatened to sue the ALP for unfair dismissal, and she stated that her removal would lead to her family losing its house as she was the sole breadwinner.