Melissa Parke
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The Honourable Melissa Parke |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Fremantle |
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In office 24 November 2007 – 9 May 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Carmen Lawrence |
| Succeeded by | Josh Wilson |
| Minister for International Development | |
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In office 1 July 2013 – 18 September 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
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| Born |
11 August 1966 Donnybrook, Western Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Alma mater |
Curtin University Murdoch University University of New South Wales |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Website | melissaparke |
Melissa Parke (born 11 August 1966) is a former Australian politician. Parke was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Fremantle, Western Australia, from the 2007 federal election until her retirement in May 2016. Parke was the Minister for International Development in the second Rudd ministry, from July 2013.
She has previously expressed views on human rights, refugees, animal welfare, public services integrity, and foreign policy.
Prior to entering politics, Parke worked as a lawyer for the United Nations. Between 1999 and 2007 she worked for the UN in Kosovo, Lebanon, Gaza, and New York. She also worked as a law lecturer at Murdoch University, the principal solicitor at the Bunbury Community Legal Centre, and in private legal practice in Sydney and Western Australia.
She retired from politics at the 2016 federal election.
Parke grew up in the south-west of Western Australia on her parents' apple farm in Donnybrook. She attended public schools in Donnybrook and Bunbury and completed a Bachelor of Business (with Distinction) at Curtin University in 1989. This was followed by a law degree at the University of New South Wales and subsequently in 1998 a Master of Laws (LLM) in public international law at Murdoch University where she lectured in 1999.
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