Clare O'Neil
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Clare O'Neil MP |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Hotham |
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Assumed office 7 September 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Simon Crean |
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| Born |
12 September 1980 Melbourne |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Domestic partner | Brendan Munzel |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater |
Monash University Harvard University |
| Profession |
Management consultant Politician |
| Website | clareoneil |
Clare Ellen O'Neil (born 12 September 1980) is an Australian politician. In 2013 she was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Australian Labor Party member for Hotham in Melbourne's south-east. Prior to entering Parliament, O'Neil worked at McKinsey & Company as a management consultant; and at 23 became Mayor of the City of Greater Dandenong, making her the youngest female mayor in Australian history.
O'Neil was born in Melbourne in 1980, the daughter of prolific Australian publishers Anne O'Donovan and Lloyd O'Neil. She undertook her VCE at Loreto Mandeville Hall in Toorak, where she also served on the school council. She then undertook further education at Monash University, studying a Bachelor of Arts (History), and then a Bachelor of Laws, graduating with honours in both fields. In 2006, she was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to undertake a Master of Public Policy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.
O'Neil joined the Australian Labor Party at 16 and soon met Simon Crean, former party leader and her predecessor as the member for Hotham. In her maiden speech, O'Neil described Crean as one of her "Labor heroes" and "a person in whose footsteps I am honoured to walk".
In March 2003, O'Neil ran as a candidate for Springvale South Ward in the City of Greater Dandenong and was subsequently elected. After one year in the position, she was also elected as Mayor, becoming the youngest female mayor of a local government area in Australian history.
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