Английская Википедия:Georgina Downer
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Georgina Mary Beatrice Downer (born 29 September 1979 in Brussels, Belgium)[1] is an Australian political figure and Director of the Robert Menzies Institute. She has unsuccessfully contested several elections, and is a lawyer and former diplomat.[2][3][4][5]
Early life and education
Downer was born in Brussels in 1979 to Nicky and Alexander Downer. Her father, later leader of the opposition, was based in Belgium as a diplomat. Nicky had been a journalist for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).[6][7] She is a member of the Downer political family, with several family members active in political life.[8]
After graduating from Seymour College in 1997, Downer moved from Adelaide to study law at the University of Melbourne.[9][10] In 2005, Downer won a Chevening Scholarship to study at the London School of Economics, where she graduated with a master's degree.[11][12][13][14]
Working life
Downer joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade as a graduate trainee in 2007, later spending four years in Japan. Working at the Australian Embassy, she reached the position of second secretary.[13][10][15]
Politics
In 2015, Downer was linked in the media to the Senate seat vacated by Michael Ronaldson; and as a possible replacement for Kevin Andrews in the seat of Menzies. In 2016, she was mooted as a possible replacement for Bruce Billson in the seat of Dunkley.[16][17][18]
Downer contested the Liberal pre-selection for the seat of Goldstein in 2016, but was defeated by Tim Wilson.[19][20][21]
She was the endorsed Liberal candidate for the seat of Mayo in the Australian House of Representatives in the 2018 by-election and in the 2019 general election, but both times was unsuccessful.[22][23][24][25][26][27] Her promotion of the funding of a sports grant while a candidate, instead of the current member for the seat, Rebekha Sharkie, was a key initiating factor in the public coverage of the sports rorts affair of 2020.[28][29] Downer returned to Melbourne shortly after her 2019 defeat.
Personal life
Downer married Will Heath, a lawyer with King & Wood Mallesons, in 2009. The couple had met at university in 2000. They have two children.[27][30][31]
Electoral history
Federal
Election year | Electorate | Party | Votes | FP% | 2PP% | Result | |||
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2018 | Mayo | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Liberal | 33,219 | 37.44% | Шаблон:Decrease 0.32 | 42.47% | Шаблон:Decrease 2.56 | Шаблон:Okay |
2019 | Шаблон:Australian party style| | 42,426 | 37.65% | Шаблон:Increase 1.03 | 44.86% | Шаблон:Decrease 2.22 | Шаблон:Okay |
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