Mrs (Judy) Judith HOPWOOD, RN M Bioethics MP

Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member for Hornsby
Member of the Liberal Party

Contact Details

Address	Mrs Judy Hopwood, MP Suite 5 The Madison 25-29 Hunter Street HORNSBY NSW 2077
Phone	(02) 9476 3411
Fax	(02) 9476 2965
Email	hornsby@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Parliamentary Activity

Current Positions

Position	Start	Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly	23 Feb 2002
Member for Hornsby	23 Feb 2002
Member, Legislation Review Committee	21 Jun 2007
Deputy Chair, Committee on the Health Care Complaints Commission	24 Sep 2008

Prior Positions

Position	Start	End	Period	Notes
Shadow Minister for Mental Health	20 Nov 2006	11 Apr 2007	4mths 23days
Shadow Minister for Community Services	20 Nov 2006	11 Apr 2007	4mths 23days
Member, Committee on the Health Care Complaints Commission	21 Jun 2007	24 Sep 2008	1yr 3mths 4days	Elected Deputy Chair of the Committee on 24 September 2008.
Member, Committe on Children and Young People	14 Mar 2002	2 Mar 2007	4yrs 11mths 17days
Member, Select Committe on the Quality of Building	13 Mar 2002	18 Jul 2002	4mths 6days

Parliamentary Record

Mrs Hopwood's speeches in Hansard

About the Hornsby Electorate

Metropolitan, residential suburban. Located Sydney, outer northern.

Principal suburbs: Arcadia, Asquith, Berowra, Berowra Creek, Berowra Heights, Berowra Waters, Brooklyn, Cherrybrook, Cowan, Dangar Island, Dural, Fishermans Point, Galston, Hawkesbury River, Hornsby, Hornsby Heights, Middle Dural, Milsons Passage, Mount Colah, Mount Kuring-Gai, Normanhurst, Round Corner, Thornleigh, Wahroonga, Waitara, Westleigh.

Area: 214 sq km.

Population: 69,555. Enrolment: 48,845.

For more detailed information see - http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/hornsby

Biography

Political Party Activity - Joined the Liberal Party of Australia (NSW Division) in 1981; has held many positions in organisation including President Normanhurst Branch, President Northcott State Electorate Conference and President NSW Liberal Women's Forum (1996 to 2000)

Community Activity - Life Member of RNS Graduate Nurses' Association. The American Club. UNIFEM (United Nations Development Fund for Women) Honorary Member to Berowra Rortary Club.

Personal - Married to Stephen with two daughters Jessica and Ashleigh.

Qualifications, Occupations and Interests - Registered General Nurse (Royal North Shore Hospital). Child and Adolescent Health Certificate (NSW College of Nursing). Master of Bioethics (UTS, Ku-ring-gai Campus) completed in 1997. Edith Cavell Scholarship (NSW College of Nursing) 1995. Justice of the Peace. Employment- Executive Director, The Australian Podiatry Association (NSW) 1998-2002). Office Manager /Media Adviser, The Hon Philip Ruddock MP (1996-1998). Community Nurse, Sydney Home Nursing Service (1988-1996), Various nursing positions from 1976 to 1988 - medical, surgical, accident and emergency, recovery room/intensive care, nurse education, management. Special Interests: ethics, the Arts, reading, social issues. Mrs Hopwood has presented a number of papers at conferences and written articles for such publications as the official magazine "Association -Management"of Australian Society of Association Executives.

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