Fiona Martin

Dr Fiona Barbouttis Martin (born 16 November 1977) is a former Australian Liberal Party politician who was elected as Member of Parliament for Reid at the 2019 federal election. She was the first female member for Reid and chaired the first ever Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Committee in the Federal Parliament.

Dr Fiona Barbouttis Martin
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Reid
In office
18 May 2019 – 21 May 2022
Preceded byCraig Laundy
Succeeded bySally Sitou
Personal details
Born
Fiona Barbouttis

(1977-11-16) 16 November 1977[1]
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyLiberal Party
ParentGeorge & Kathleen Barbouttis
EducationSanta Sabina College and Rosebank College
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
ProfessionPsychologist

Early years and background

Martin is the daughter of Kathleen and George Barbouttis. Her parents and maternal grandparents were born in Australia, while her paternal grandparents were Greek migrants to Australia from the island of Kastellorizo.[1] Martin grew up in Campsie, Earlwood and Concord West, attending Santa Sabina College in Strathfield and then Rosebank College in Five Dock.[2]

Martin graduated from the University of Sydney with a doctorate in psychology, and owned a psychology practice that has rooms in Mosman and Gladesville.[3][4] Her PhD thesis was titled "Self-understanding in high-functioning males with autism spectrum disorders: relationship with social functioning and theory of mind".[5]

Political career

In mid-March 2019, the then member for Reid Craig Laundy announced that he would not be standing at the 2019 election. [6] Early the following month, Martin was nominated for the seat by the Liberal Party, being described as a "captain's pick". [7] and she subsequently won the seat at the 2019 federal election. [8] [9] From 2019 to the 2022 Australian federal election, Reid was the federal coalition government's most marginal seat in NSW. [10]

Martin is a member of the Moderate/Modern Liberal faction of the Liberal Party.[11]

On 10 February 2022, Martin crossed the floor with four other Liberal MPs to include protection for transgender students in the government's modifications to the Sex Discrimination Act.[12]

Personal life

Fiona Martin was initially married to Jeremy Martin, with whom she had three children. Martin then married Nicolai Clausen, who was a Danish citizen at the time of their marriage and with whom she has one daughter. [1] [3]

Martin was one of eleven MPs in the 46th Parliament of Australia who possessed a PhD, the others being Katie Allen, Jim Chalmers, Anne Aly, Andrew Leigh, Daniel Mulino, Jess Walsh, Adam Bandt, Mehreen Faruqi, Anne Webster and Helen Haines.[13]

See also
  • Members of the Australian House of Representatives: 2019–2022
  • Electoral results for the Division of Reid 2019

References
  1. "Fiona Martin: Candidate checklist and additional documentation" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2019 – via Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. "Fiona Martin is your Liberal Candidate for Reid". Liberal Party. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  3. Saulwick, Jacob (3 May 2019). "Reid candidate lives five minutes away from the marginal seat but is happy to return". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  4. "Dr Fiona Martin". Sydney Psychology Centre. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  5. Martin, Fiona Barbouttis (August 2008). Self-understanding in high-functioning males with autism spectrum disorders: relationship with social functioning and theory of mind (Thesis). The University of Sydney. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  6. FitzSimons, Peter; Koziol, Michael (15 March 2019). "'Time to put family first': Craig Laundy confirms he will quit politics at the election". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  7. Raper, Ashleigh (10 April 2019). "Scott Morrison's captain's pick for Reid up against Labor staffer and political operative". ABC News. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  8. Green, Antony. "Reid (key seat)". ABC News. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  9. "Dr Fiona Martin MP". www.aph.gov.au. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  10. Green, Antony. "2022 Federal Electoral Pendulum". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  11. Massola, James (20 March 2021). "Who's who in the Liberals' left, right and centre factions?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  12. Evans, Jake (10 February 2022). "The government lost a dramatic showdown on religious discrimination laws overnight. So what happened?". ABC.
  13. "Pathways to Parliament". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
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