Alicia Payne

Alicia Payne MP
Member of the Australian Parliament for Canberra
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 May 2019
Preceded by	Gai Brodtmann
Personal details
Born	(1982-07-24) 24 July 1982 (age 42) Canberra, ACT, Australia[1]
Political party	Labor
Alma mater	University of Sydney
Occupation	Researcher
Website	www.aliciapayne.com.au

Alicia Emma Payne (born 24 July 1982) is an Australian politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives since the 2019 federal election. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and represents the Division of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

Early life

Payne was born in Canberra.^[1] She attended Kambah High School before going on to study economics at the University of Sydney.^[2] Before entering politics she worked at the National Centre For Social And Economic Modelling (NATSEM) and at the Department of the Treasury.^[3]

Politics

Payne joined the Labor Party in 2006.^[2] She has worked as a political staffer for several Labor MPs, serving as a senior adviser to Lindsay Tanner and Bill Shorten and later as chief of staff to Jenny Macklin.^[1] In September 2018, she won ALP preselection for the Division of Canberra, replacing the retiring MP Gai Brodtmann.^[4] Before her preselection, she was the vice-president of the Australian Labor Party (Australian Capital Territory Branch).^[1] Payne retained Canberra for her party at the 2019 federal election.^[2] She is factionally unaligned.^[1]

References

1. "First woman puts hand up for Labor Canberra preselection". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2019. The pitch emphasised her local credentials, pointing to a lifetime living in Canberra. 'I was born in Woden Valley Hospital and this year I had my baby son there,' Ms Payne wrote.
2. "Canberra's new MP Alicia Payne is ready to be an advocate for the city". The Canberra Times. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
3. "Alicia Payne". Australian Labor Party. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
4. "ALP preselections: David Smith for Bean, boilover in Canberra". Riot ACT!. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2019.