Danna Vale
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The Honourable Danna Vale |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Hughes |
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In office 2 March 1996 – 19 July 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Tickner |
| Succeeded by | Craig Kelly |
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Danna Sue Ward 14 November 1944 Sydney |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Vale |
| Occupation | Solicitor |
Danna Sue Vale (née Ward; born 14 November 1944), Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1996 to July 2010, representing the Division of Hughes, New South Wales. She did not re-contest her seat at the 2010 federal election.
From 1984 until 1988, Vale was a full-time wife, mother and student, studying arts and law at Sydney University. In 1988, she began practising as a solicitor and held this position until entering parliament.
Vale was first elected to the House of Representatives for Hughes, New South Wales in March 1996, re-elected in 1998, 2001, 2004 and 2007. Following re-election in 2001, she was appointed Minister for Veterans' Affairs (26 November 2001 to 22 October 2004) and Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence (26 November 2001 to 29 September 2003). Vale was first elected in Hughes when she defeated the sitting ALP member and Aboriginal Affairs Minister Robert Tickner, a defeat that has been largely attributed to his handling of the Hindmarsh Island Bridge controversy.
Vale notably opposed several of the Howard Government's policies and proposals, often on local issues, in particular the proposed construction of a second Sydney airport at Holsworthy and a nuclear waste processing plant at Lucas Heights, both of which would have been located in her electorate. In the government's second term, she spoke against mandatory sentencing of juveniles in the Northern Territory. In June 2009, Vale was one of four Liberal MPs to support a Labor move to abolish the practice of charging asylum seekers the cost of their detention.
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