Mary Elizabeth Delahunty was born on 7 June 1951 and is an Australian journalist and former politician from the Labor Party.
13 Facts About Mary Delahunty
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Mary Delahunty earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from La Trobe University.
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Mary Delahunty was a news journalist for the ABC and Network Ten from 1975 to 1996.
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Mary Delahunty appeared in news and current affairs programs such as Four Corners and The 7.30 Report.
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Mary Delahunty received a Gold Walkley award for the story Aiding and Abetting which was shown and produced by Four Corners in 1983.
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Mary Delahunty was the weeknight presenter of ABC News Victoria from 1986 until 1990.
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Mary Delahunty was elected to the seat of Northcote in the Victorian Legislative Assembly at a 1998 by-election.
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Mary Delahunty was Minister for Education from 1999 to 2002, during the term of the first Bracks Government.
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Mary Delahunty was the Minister for the Arts from 1999 to 2006, Minister for Women's Affairs from 2002 to 2006, and Minister for Planning from 2002 to 2005.
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Mary Delahunty confirmed that such responsibilities cannot be transferred without legislative mandate.
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In January 2005 Premier Bracks dumped Mary Delahunty as Planning Minister.
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Mary Delahunty is the sister of Victorian National Party MP, Hugh Mary Delahunty, who is a former Victorian Football League player, as is another brother, Michael.
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Mary Delahunty was a guest on Life Matters on such topics as grief, parenting, civic participation and public life, and her memoir, Public Life, Private Grief.