Name Gai Brodtmann | Nationality Australian | |
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Alma mater Australian National UniversityRoyal Melbourne Institute of TechnologyMonash University Role Member of the Australian House of Representatives Similar People Chris Uhlmann, Andrew Leigh, Katy Gallagher, Zed Seselja Profiles | ||
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Gai Brodtmann, Member for Canberra
Gai Marie Brodtmann (born 24 November 1963) is an Australian politician, currently serving as a member of the Australian House of Representatives for the seat of Canberra representing the Australian Labor Party. A career public servant, diplomat and later small business owner, she succeeded Labor MP Annette Ellis, who retired from politics at the 2010 federal election. Appointed Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Defence following the 2013 Election, Brodtmann has been the Shadow Assistant Minister for Cyber Security and Defence in the Outer Shadow Cabinet since the 2016 election.
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- Gai Brodtmann Member for Canberra
- Alp national president ballot interview with gai brodtmann
- Early career
- Political career
- Personal life
- References
Alp national president ballot interview with gai brodtmann
Early career
Brodtmann was born in Melbourne and has two younger sisters. Brodtmann graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the Australian National University, a Bachelor of Public Relations from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and a graduate certificate in business from Monash University.
Brodtmann worked as a public servant at the Attorney-General's Department and later at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. During her public service career she represented Australia in India, was part of the delegation that normalized relations with Iran, and worked on a range of international and national issues, from Indigenous youth development and climate change to defence capability, tax and foreign policy. Brodtmann lost her position at DFAT in 1996 when the incoming federal government of John Howard cut 15,000 permanent public servant positions in the ACT.
She subsequently ran her own small business offering media communication services to organisations such as the Australian Defence Force and the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency.
Political career
Brodtmann was elected the Member for Canberra on 21 August 2010. In October 2013, she was appointed to Opposition Leader Bill Shorten's outer shadow cabinet as Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Defence, sharing portfolio responsibilities with Shadow Defence Minister, Stephen Conroy, and Shadow Assistant Minister, David Feeney. In July 2016, following the 2016 election, Brodtmann was appointed Shadow Assistant Minister for Cyber Security and Defence Personnel.
As a volunteer director on the Gift of Life and Our Wellness boards, Brodtmann helped to lift the profile of organ donation and raised funds for better health services in Canberra. She is a former director and audit committee member of the Cultural Facilities Corporation and ACTTAB and a former director of the National Press Club.
Personal life
A long time Canberra resident, Brodtmann is married to ABC journalist Chris Uhlmann. She is of Chinese, German, Irish and Scottish ancestry.