Melinda Pavey
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The Honourable Melinda Pavey MP |
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| Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight | |
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Assumed office 30 January 2017 |
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| Premier | Gladys Berejiklian |
| Preceded by | Duncan Gay |
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Oxley | |
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Assumed office 28 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew Stoner |
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
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In office 3 September 2002 – 6 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Doug Moppett |
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Melinda Jane Shaw 1969 (age 47–48) |
| Political party | The Nationals |
| Spouse(s) | Warren Pavey |
| Website | http://www.melindapavey.com.au |
Melinda Jane Pavey (née Shaw; born 1969), an Australian politician, is the New South Wales Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight since January 2017 in the Berejiklian government. Pavey has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly since 2015, representing the seat of Oxley for The Nationals. She was previously a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 2002 and 2015. A former party staffer, the Coffs Harbour businesswoman became the party's youngest New South Wales MP at the age of 33.
Pavey initially worked as a radio journalist with 2UW in Sydney, but soon became involved in the National Party, and in 1988 took up a position as a media officer for Matt Singleton, the then-Minister for Administrative Services. Over the next decade, she worked for a number of MPs, including Deputy Premier Wal Murray (1990–1993), Minister for Consumer Affairs Wendy Machin (1993–1994) and National Party leader Ian Armstrong (1994–1997).
Pavey entered politics in July 2002, when long-serving Legislative Council member Doug Moppett died suddenly. In the subsequent weeks, Pavey announced her intention to nominate for the resulting casual vacancy. At the time, the party was recovering from a significant defeat at the 2001 election, and the party was keen to look for younger and more appealing candidates. Despite being nine months pregnant at the time, Pavey was ultimately successful in obtaining preselection, and was sworn in as an MLC in September 2002, three weeks after the birth of her daughter, Emily.
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