Dana Wortley

Dana Wortley
MP
Member of the South Australian Parliament
for Torrens
Incumbent
Assumed office
15 March 2014
Senator for South Australia
In office
1 July 2005 – 30 June 2011
Personal details
BornJune 1959 (age 65)
Adelaide, South Australia
Political partyAustralian Labor Party (SA)
SpouseRussell Wortley
Alma materUniversity of South Australia

Dana Johanna Wortley (born 18 June 1959[1][2]) is an Australian politician, representing the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Torrens for the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party since the 2014 state election. She was previously a Labor Senator for South Australia from 2005 to 2011, elected to a six-year term at the 2004 federal election.

Early life

Wortley has a Bachelor of Education (Communication Studies) from the University of South Australia and a Diploma of Teaching from the Salisbury College of Advanced Education. She has previously been employed as a primary school teacher, a journalist and state secretary for the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance.[3][4]

Politics

Wortley was placed third on South Australian Labor's Senate ticket at the 2004 federal election and was elected, commencing her six-year term on 1 July 2005. She was again placed third on the ticket at the 2010 federal election but her re-election attempt was unsuccessful with only the first two candidates elected. Her term ended on 30 June 2011.[4]

Wortley won the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Torrens at the 2014 state election.[5][6] She is a member of the Public Works and Social Development committees.[7]

Personal life

Wortley is married to fellow state Labor politician Russell Wortley. They have one son.[3] She is also a member of the Lions Club.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Birth anniversaries". The Advertiser. 18 June 1980.
  2. ^ "Former Senator Dana Wortley".
  3. ^ a b First Speech, Former Senator Dana Wortley, 18 August 2005, archived from the original on 3 June 2011
  4. ^ a b "Former Senator Dana Wortley". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "Torrens - SA Votes - South Australian Election 2014". ABC News. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  6. ^ Torrens, 2014 SA election: Poll Bludger
  7. ^ "Dana Johanna Wortley". Members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  8. ^ https://www.facebook.com/DanaWortleyMP/ [user-generated source]
South Australian House of Assembly
Preceded by Member for Torrens
2014–present 		Incumbent