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==Early life==
West was born and raised in [[Cowra, New South Wales]], the daughter of Edna (née Bennett) and Tim West. Her father was a [[grazier]] and ALP member who stood for state parliament on four occasions without success. She grew up on the family property {{convert|15|mi|km}} outside of Cowra,<ref name=bio>{{cite news|url=https://biography.senate.gov.au/west-suzanne-margaret/|title=West, Suzanne Margaret (1947– )|work=The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate|publisher=Parliament of Australia|year=2017|volume=4|first=Patrick|last=Mullins}}</ref> and was educated at Blackfriars Correspondence School, Cowra Public School, and Cowra High School.<ref name=alp>{{cite news|url=https://www.nswlabor.org.au/sue_west|title=Sue West|publisher=Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)|access-date=27 March 2020}}</ref> She then trained as a nurse at Cowra District Hospital before moving to [[Sydney]] and completing a certificate in midwifery at [[King George V Memorial Hospital]].<ref name=bio/>
Before entering politics, West worked as registered nurse at [[Royal Prince Alfred Hospital]], the Glebe Health Centre, with the Capital Health Commission in [[Canberra]], and at clinics in [[Cootamundra]] and [[Gundagai]]. She held membership of the [[New South Wales College of Nursing]] and [[Royal College of Nursing]]. West additionally completed a diploma in community nursing at the [[Cumberland College of Health Sciences]] in 1977. She subsequently served on the council of the [[Mitchell College of Advanced Education]] in [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]] from 1978 to 1984.<ref name=bio/>
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