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Sally Sitou (born 24 September 1982[citation needed]) is an Australian politician who is the Labor member for the Division of Reid as of the 2022 Australian federal election. She defeated the incumbent Liberal member, Fiona Martin.[2]
Sally Sitou | |
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Sitou in 2023 | |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Reid | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Fiona Martin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 September 1982 Canley Vale, New South Wales[1] |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Website | https://sallysitou.com/ |
Sitou was born in Canley Vale, New South Wales, the second child of Chinese parents who fled Laos after the Vietnam War.[3] She went to Canley Vale Public School and Sefton High School and completed a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology – Honours) at Macquarie University.[4] She spent more than a decade working in the international education and international development sectors, and was most recently employed at the University of Sydney.[5]
She is married with one child.[6]
Sitou has been a member of the Australian Labor Party since 2006, working on a number of campaigns, including the 2007 Bennelong campaign in which Maxine McKew defeated sitting prime minister John Howard.[7] She worked as an adviser to Jason Clare, member for Blaxland.[8]
In 2021, Sitou was preselected as the ALP's candidate for the Division of Reid,[9] and she achieved a swing of 8.4 percent to win the seat in the May 2022 federal election.[10]
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