Amanda Rishworth
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The Honourable Amanda Rishworth MP |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Kingston |
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Assumed office 24 November 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Kym Richardson |
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10 July 1978 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Timothy Walker |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Hallett Cove, South Australia |
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Flinders University, University of Adelaide |
| Occupation | Psychologist |
| Website | rishworth |
Amanda Louise Rishworth (born 10 July 1978) is an Australian politician serving as the Australian Labor Party member for the House of Representatives seat of Kingston in South Australia since the 2007 election. Rishworth is the Shadow Assistant Minister for Education in the Shorten Shadow Ministry.
Rishworth was born in Adelaide at Flinders Medical Centre to Judith and Leslie, and has two siblings, Julian and Shannon. She attended Unley High School and was a retail worker and swimming instructor while also doing volunteer surf lifesaving duties at Seacliff. She later worked as an organiser and trainer for the Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) and was president of Australian Young Labor in 2000.
Rishworth studied psychology at Flinders University where she was president of the students' union before furthering her studies at Adelaide University with a master's degree in clinical psychology. She then became a practising psychologist in 2005 working in the delivery of mental health care to the community.
Rishworth was a Labor candidate at the 2006 state election for the electoral district of Fisher, where she was defeated by sitting independent Bob Such. Labor received a 59.4 percent two-party-preferred vote from a 15.1-point swing against the Liberals, marking the first time since the 1985 state election that Labor won the two-party-preferred vote in Fisher.
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