Fran Bailey
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The Honourable Fran Bailey |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for McEwen |
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In office 24 March 1990 – 13 March 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Cleeland |
| Succeeded by | Peter Cleeland |
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In office 2 March 1996 – 19 July 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Cleeland |
| Succeeded by | Rob Mitchell |
| Minister for Employment Participation | |
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In office 18 July 2004 – 26 October 2004 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Mal Brough |
| Succeeded by | Peter Dutton |
| Minister for Small Business | |
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In office 9 October 2004 – 24 November 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Joe Hockey |
| Succeeded by | Craig Emerson |
| Minister for Tourism | |
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In office 9 October 2004 – 24 November 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Joe Hockey |
| Succeeded by | Martin Ferguson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
21 May 1946 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland |
Frances Esther "Fran" Bailey (born 21 May 1946) is an Australian former politician. She was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1990 to 1993 and again from 1996 to 2010, representing the electorate of McEwen in Victoria. She was also a Cabinet Minister in the Howard Government. She retired from politics at the Australian federal election, 2010.
Fran Bailey was born in Brisbane and attended All Hallows' School there, where she was regarded as a champion swimmer. She graduated from the University of Queensland and Kelvin Grove Teachers' College, later studying sociology at La Trobe University.
Bailey worked as a secondary school teacher, retailer and cashmere goat breeder before entering politics. She was secretary of the Yarra Glen branch of the Liberal Party from 1984 to 1988 and President of the branch from 1988 to 1989. She also worked as the campaign director for the Victorian state seat of Evelyn at the 1988 election.
Bailey was first elected at the 1990 election, defeating Labor incumbent Peter Cleeland in McEwen. She became the first female Liberal candidate elected to a Victorian seat, and the first woman elected to represent a rural electorate.
She was promoted to Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs, and was heavily involved with the Liberals' 'Fightback!' campaign to regain power. Cleeland defeated her in the 1993 election, a rematch of 1990. However, she won the seat back in 1996, defeating Cleeland in another rematch. She served on the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade from 1998 to 2002.
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