Wendy Tuckerman

Wendy Margaret Tuckerman (née Porter, born 5 October 1964)[1] is an Australian politician. She has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly since 2019, representing Goulburn for the Liberal Party.[2] She was an unsuccessful candidate for National Party preselection for the 2017 Cootamundra state by-election.[3] Tuckerman served as the Minister for Local Government in the Perrottet ministry from December 2021[4] to March 2023.

Wendy Tuckerman
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Goulburn
Assumed office
23 March 2019
Preceded byPru Goward
Minister for Local Government
In office
21 December 2021  28 March 2023
Preceded byShelley Hancock
Succeeded byRon Hoenig
Personal details
Born
Wendy Margaret Porter

(1964-10-05) 5 October 1964
Cowra, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia

Tuckerman has a background in the Australian Federal Police. She was mayor of Boorowa Council for twelve years from 2007, and then the administrator of Hilltops Council, which was created out of the merger of Boorowa Council, Harden Shire and Young Shire. She became a Hilltops councillor at the 2017 election for the new council.

Tuckerman supports the privatisation of Sydney Water and other assets.[5][6]

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