Felicity Wilson MP |
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Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for North Shore |
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Assumed office 8 April 2017 |
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Preceded by | Jillian Skinner |
Majority | 4.7% (2017 by-election) |
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Born | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Liberal Party of Australia (NSW Division |
Residence | Neutral Bay, New South Wales |
Occupation | Parliamentarian |
Website | http://www.felicitywilson.com.au/ |
Felicity Lesley Wilson is an Australian politician. She is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the electoral district of North Shore for the Liberal Party of Australia.
Wilson was born in Cessnock and lives in Neutral Bay.
Before entering politics, Wilson was a corporate affairs director for Broadspectrum, and had previously worked in executive and corporate affairs roles at the Property Council of Australia and Caltex.
Prior to her election, Wilson served as President of the Liberal Women's Council (NSW).
Wilson was elected on 8 April 2017 at the North Shore state by-election held to replace the previous member, Jillian Skinner. During the election campaign, Wilson apologised for incorrectly claiming that she had lived in the electorate for a decade. In July 2017, she apologised for providing incorrect information to the Liberal Party about her academic qualifications. When she applied to be vice-president of the NSW Liberal state executive in 2013 she claimed to have a double degree from Macquarie University, but in fact she had only one undergraduate degree, a Bachelor of Media.
Maiden speech to NSW Parliament