Sarah Mitchell: Difference between revisions

{{shortShort description|Australian politician}}

{{Infobox Politicianofficeholder

| honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable]]

| name = Sarah Mitchell

| honorific-suffix = MLC

| image = SarahMitchellMinister Mitchell July 20 headshot DSC6710a.JPGjpg

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| premierterm_start = [[Gladys2 April Berejiklian]]2019

| term_startterm_end = 228 AprilMarch 20192023

| term_start1predecessor1 = 26 March 2011 =

| term_end1successor1 =

| term_start2successor2 = 30 January 2017 =

| successor2term_start3 = 30 January 2017

| premier4birth_name = GladysSarah Ann BerejiklianJohnston

| term_end4birth_place = 26[[Gunnedah, New MarchSouth 2019Wales]]

| predecessor4death_date = Leslie Williams =

| birth_placealma_mater = [[Gunnedah,University of New South Wales]]

| death_datewebsite =

| death_placefootnotes =

'''Sarah Ann Mitchell''' (née '''Johnston'''; born 10 May 1982), an Australian politician, is the former [[Minister for Education (New South Wales)|Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning]] in the [[second Berejiklian ministry]] sinceand Aprilin 2019the [[First Perrottet ministry|Perrottet ministry]].<ref>{{Gazette NSW |title=Government Notices |issue=30 |page=1088-1090 |date=2 April 2019 |url=https://gazette.legislation.nsw.gov.au/so/download.w3p?id=Gazette_2019_2019-30.pdf |access-date=3 April 2019 |via= }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.nsw.gov.au/news-and-events/news/premier-announces-new-cabinet/|title=Premier announces new Cabinet|publisher=[[Premier of New South Wales]]|date=31 March 2019|accessdate=3 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Han, Sophie |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/berejiklian-s-new-massive-cabinet-sworn-in-amid-peals-of-laughter-20190402-p519wj.html |title=Berejiklian's new massive cabinet sworn in amid peals of laughter |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=2 April 2019 |accessdate=3 April 2019 }}</ref> She has been a [[National Party of Australia – NSW|Nationals]] member of the [[New South Wales Legislative Council]] since March 2011.

Mitchell was born in [[Gunnedah, New South Wales|Gunnedah]], and moved to [[Grafton, New South Wales|Grafton]] as a child. She moved back to Gunnedah while in high school, graduatingcompleting fromher Higher School Certificate at Gunnedah High School in 1999. She moved to Sydney in 2001, and studied politics and international relations at the [[University of New South Wales]], obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in 2016. Mitchell later moved back to Gunnedah, where she worked as an electorate officer for former Deputy Prime Minister [[John Anderson (Australian politician)|John Anderson]]. She continued working for [[Mark Coulton]], Anderson's successor as local MP, upon Anderson's 2007 retirement.<ref>[httphttps://nswwww.nationalsnswnationals.org.au/ourstate-team/our-senior-office-bearerssarahmitchell/miss-sarah-johnston.html Our Senior Office-Bearers: Sarah Mitchell MLC] The Nationals NSW. Retrieved 22 April 2011.</ref>

She was later elected president of the federal Young Nationals and chairman of the state Young Nationals, positions which she held until her election to parliament.<ref>[http://nsw.nationals.org.au/our-team/the-nationals-team/ms-sarah-johnston.html The Nationals Team: Sarah Johnston] NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 April 2011.</ref> She was preselected for the eleventh position on the [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] Legislative Council ticket for the [[2011 New South Wales state election, 2011|2011 state election]] in April 2010; while normally unwinnable, the near-record size of the Coalition's victory saw her emerge victorious for the last seat in an extremely close race with far-right-wing independent [[Pauline Hanson]].<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.northerndailyleader.com.au/news/local/news/general/young-nats-chair-on-preselection-ticket/1805921.aspx|title=Young Nats chair on preselection ticket| newspaper=Northern Daily Leader| accessdate=22 April 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/lcPDF/lcFpFinal/01%20-%20Candidate%20In%20Sequence%20of%20Election.pdf Declaration of Poll] NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 April 2011.</ref> She married Anthony Mitchell in April 2011, and took her husband's name; she had been elected two weeks before under her maiden name of Johnston.<ref>[http://markcoulton.com.au/Media/MediaReleases/tabid/74/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/334/Coulton-sends-his-congratulations-to-Upper-House-elect-Sarah-Johnston.aspx Coulton sends his congratulations to Upper House-elect Sarah Johnston] Mark Coulton MP. Retrieved 22 April 2011.</ref><ref name="NSW Parl">{{Cite NSW Parliament |id=93 |name=The Hon. Sarah MITCHELL, MLC |former=No |access-date=5 April 2019}}</ref>

Mitchell was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Regional and Rural Health and Western NSW on 24 April 2015.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} Following the resignation of [[Mike Baird]] as [[Premier of New South Wales|Premier]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.thesatellite.com.au/news/baird-resigns-nsw-premier-quit-top-job-and-parliam/3133375/|first=Owen|last=Jacques|title=Baird resigns: NSW Premier to quit top job and Parliament|work=The Satellite|date=19 January 2017|accessdate=18 January 2017|deadurlurl-status=yesdead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202002956/http://m.thesatellite.com.au/news/baird-resigns-nsw-premier-quit-top-job-and-parliam/3133375/|archivedate=2 February 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Gladys Berejiklian]] was elected as [[Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party|Liberal leader]] and sworn in as Premier.<ref>{{cite web|title=Swearing-In of The Honourable Gladys Berejiklian MP, the 45th Premier of New South Wales, and The Honourable John Barilaro MP, Deputy Premier|url=https://www.governor.nsw.gov.au/governor/vice-regal-program/monday-23-january-2017/|website=Vice Regal Program |publisher=Governor of New South Wales|accessdate=27 January 2017|date=23 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ministers|url=https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/pages/ministers.aspx |website=www.parliament.nsw.gov.au |publisher=Parliament of New South Wales |accessdate=27 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Clennell|first1=Andrew|title=Premier Gladys Berejiklian plans major reshuffle for cabinet|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/premier-gladys-berejiklian-plans-major-reshuffle-for-cabinet/news-story/1bb77d4e287dc82004f80186e40d18f0|accessdate=27 January 2017|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=26 January 2017}}</ref> The [[first Berejiklian ministry]] was subsequently formed with Mitchell sworn in as the Minister for Early Childhood Education, the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, and the Assistant Minister for Education with effect from 30 January 2017.<ref name=gladys/> Following the [[2019 New South Wales state election|2019 state election]] WilliamsMitchell was appointed as the Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning in the [[second Berejiklian ministry]], with effect from 2 April 2019.<ref name="ABC-2019-03-31">{{cite news |author=Sas, Nick |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-31/cabinet-reshuffle-after-nsw-election-from-berejiklian/10956776 |title=Gladys Berejiklian says Liberal Party has no women problem as re-elected NSW Premier shuffles Cabinet |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |location=Australia |date=31 March 2019 |accessdate=3 April 2019 }}</ref> She also became the [[Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council (New South Wales)#Deputy Leaders|Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council]].

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