Alicia Payne
MP
Member of the Australian Parliament for Canberra
Assumed office
18 May 2019
Preceded byGai Brodtmann
Personal details
Born (1982-07-24) 24 July 1982
Canberra, ACT, Australia[1]
Political partyLabor
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
OccupationResearcher
Websitewww.aliciapayne.com.au

Alicia Emma Payne (born 24 July 1982) is an Australian politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives since the 2019 federal election. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and represents the Division of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

Early life

Payne was born in Canberra.[1] She attended Kambah High School before going on to study economics at the University of Sydney.[2] Before entering politics she worked at the National Centre For Social And Economic Modelling (NATSEM) and at the Department of the Treasury.[3]

Politics

Payne joined the Labor Party in 2006.[2] She has worked as a political staffer for several Labor MPs, serving as a senior adviser to Lindsay Tanner and Bill Shorten and later as chief of staff to Jenny Macklin.[1] In September 2018, she won ALP preselection for the Division of Canberra, replacing the retiring MP Gai Brodtmann.[4] Before her preselection, she was the vice-president of the Australian Labor Party (Australian Capital Territory Branch).[1] Payne retained Canberra for her party at the 2019 federal election.[2] She is factionally unaligned.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "First woman puts hand up for Labor Canberra preselection". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2019. The pitch emphasised her local credentials, pointing to a lifetime living in Canberra. 'I was born in Woden Valley Hospital and this year I had my baby son there,' Ms Payne wrote.
  2. 1 2 3 "Canberra's new MP Alicia Payne is ready to be an advocate for the city". The Canberra Times. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Alicia Payne". Australian Labor Party. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "ALP preselections: David Smith for Bean, boilover in Canberra". Riot ACT!. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
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