Emily Suvaal
Emily Suvaal | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 25 March 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | NSW Labor |
| Spouse | Jay |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Cessnock |
| Occupation | Trade unionist |
Emily Suvaal is an Australian politician and former nurse and trade unionist. She was elected as a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council at the 2023 state election.
Career
Suvaal is a registered nurse and has been a representative on the "A Healthy Society Policy Committee" of NSW Labor since 2019.[1] In 2021, Suvaal indicated her intention to run for Labor preselection in the division of Hunter with the impending retirement of Joel Fitzgibbon.[2] Olympic shooter Daniel Repacholi was ultimately preselected.[3] In 2022, Suvaal was endorsed as a NSW Labor candidate for the Legislative Council at the 2023 state election.[4][5]
Personal life
Suvaal resides in Cessnock with her husband Jay. She has two sons and volunteers on the board of directors for the community childcare centre attended by them.[1]
Suvaal is passionate about improving community mental health services after her own experience of anorexia from teenage years to young adulthood.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Emily Suvaal - Legislative Council Candidate". NSW Labor. Australian Labor Party (NSW). Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ Martin, Sarah (20 September 2021). "Labor candidate's social media taunt aimed at coalmining opponents stokes preselection anger". Guardian Australia. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ Parris, Michael (14 October 2021). "Climate, leadership, jobs: Albo lays out Labor's battle plan". The Newcastle Herald. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ Smith, Alexandra (20 September 2022). "NSW Labor frontbencher delivers extraordinary attack on one of her own". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Candidates - Legislative Council Group D: LABOR". Elections NSW. New South Wales Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ Rose, Tamsin (16 July 2023). "'Nobody knew': how Emily Suvaal came to recount her fight with anorexia in NSW's parliament". The Guardian.