Elizabeth Ann Coker was born on 11 June 1962 and is an Australian politician.
11 Facts About Libby Coker
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Libby Coker is a member of the Australian Labor Party and has been a member of the House of Representatives since the 2019 federal election, representing the Victorian seat of Corangamite.
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Libby Coker's mother Frances Mann worked as a nurse and her father Jack Coker was a senior public servant with the Australian Broadcasting Control Board.
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Libby Coker grew up in the suburb of Beaumaris, later moving with her family to Port Macquarie, New South Wales where Coker's activism began.
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Libby Coker said she has "moved on" from spray-painting signs, but understands people who are frustrated by government inaction on climate change.
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Libby Coker holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New England and Bachelor of Letters from Deakin University, as well as a Diploma of Education from Monash University.
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Libby Coker completed a journalism cadetship at the Geelong Advertiser.
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Libby Coker was first elected to the Surf Coast Shire council in 2008, for the Anglesea ward.
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Libby Coker served as mayor between 2009 and 2010, and again from 2012 to 2013.
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Libby Coker won the ultra-marginal seat of Corangamite at the 2019 Australian federal election, defeating Liberal incumbent Sarah Henderson.
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Libby Coker had unsuccessfully contested the seat at the 2016 Australian federal election.