Susan Templeman
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Susan Templeman MP |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Macquarie |
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Assumed office 2 July 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Louise Markus |
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30 July 1963 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Ron Fuller |
| Children | Two (a son and a daughter) |
| Alma mater | University of Technology, Sydney |
| Profession | Journalist |
| Website | susantempleman.com.au |
Susan Raye Templeman (born 30 July 1963) is an Australian politician. She is the member for Macquarie in the Australian House of Representatives. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party and defeated the Liberal Louise Markus at the 2016 federal election. Templeman had previously run twice for the same seat, in 2010 and 2013.
Just two months after her defeat in the 2013 Australian Federal Election Templeman’s family home in Winmalee was destroyed in the 2013 Blue Mountains bushfires.
At the 2016 election, Templeman defeated Louise Markus, winning the Division of Macquarie with a 6.7% two-party preferred swing towards her. On primary votes, Templeman saw a 4.5% swing towards her. Reasons for the increased support included her stance on issues such as opposition to the Western Sydney Airport and support for road infrastructure in the City of Hawkesbury, including a third bridge over the Nepean River.
Templeman was born in Sydney, the daughter of an accountant father and public school music teacher mother. The family owned a newsagency in Strathfield, with Templeman regularly working the morning paper run with her parents. Templeman credits her upbringing in the newsagency for her becoming a journalist.
Templeman attended Killara High School, and then later Strathfield Girls High School. She spent the final year of her secondary education at Colegio Mochis in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico as a Rotary exchange student. Templeman stated that the exchange:
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