Английская Википедия:Amanda Cohn

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Amanda Cohn is an Australian politician and former rural general practitioner. She was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council on 25 March 2023 as a member of The Greens NSW. Prior to entering state politics, she was a councillor and deputy mayor in the City of Albury council.

Career

As a GP Cohn was a provider of medical abortion, gender-affirming care and health assessments for newly arrived refugees. She was an active campaigner for abortion decriminalisation in New South Wales, and published research on various medical topics.[1][2]

Political career

Cohn was first nominated as the Greens candidate for the division of Farrer in the House of Representatives at the 2016 federal election.[3] In 2016, Cohn was elected to the Albury City Council, Cohn attained 12% of the vote and was elected as a councillor,[4] making history as both the youngest female and first Greens candidate to be elected to the council.[5] Subsequently, she was appointed deputy mayor by the council, and after one term retired from local government in 2021.[6] In 2022, she was a candidate for the Senate at the 2022 federal election, on a ticket which elected David Shoebridge.

Cohn was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council on the Greens ticket at the 2023 New South Wales state election.[7] She had campaigned on regional health and abortion services.[8][9]

Personal life

Cohn is a keen runner, cyclist, and bushwalker, and lives in Albury-Wodonga with her partner and several rescue pets [1]. In 2022, Cohn completed an Ironman distance triathlon [2].

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