Virginia Judge

Virginia Judge b. Cooma, New South Wales, a former Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Strathfield for the Australian Labor Party from 2003 until 2011.

Judge was born in Cooma and educated in her early years in both Canberra, ACT and New Delhi, India. She later returned to Canberra for her secondary schooling. She received a Bachelor of Education from the Canberra School of Music.

Judge taught in primary and secondary schools in both Sydney and Canberra. She also worked as a volunteer abroad for the Overseas Service Bureau in Tonga and as a project officer for small non-government organisation, The Australian Foundation for the Peoples of the South Pacific, delivering items such as humidicribs, toilets and ovens to Pacific islands such as Nauru, the Solomon Islands and Fiji.

Judge returned to Sydney, and taught in various primary and secondary schools - including Evondale Special School for students with intellectual disabilities. She was also studying Law part-time at Macquarie University and serving as a Strathfield Municipal Councillor from 1995-2004 - serving as Mayor from 2000-2003, prior to her election to the Legislative Assembly as the first ALP woman to be elected to the NSW seat of Strathfield.

Political Activity

Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 7yrs 11mths 11days 53rd (2003 - 2007)54th (2007 - 2011)

Member for Strathfield 7yrs 11mths 11days 53rd (2003 - 2007) 54th (2007 - 2011)

Minister Assisting the Premier on the Arts 1yr 2mths 27days 54th (2007 - 2011)

Minister for Citizenship 1yr 2mths 27days 54th (2007 - 2011)

Minister for Fair Trading 1yr 2mths 27days 54th (2007 - 2011)

Minister for the Arts 1yr 3mths 21days 54th (2007 - 2011)

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