predecessor successor parliament birth_place constituency_mp nationality party birth_date term_start article_title term_end name occupation
mel bungey '' new seat '' george gear kim beazley australian australian harvey , western australia canning brand australian australian labor party 10 april 1941 5 march 1983 1 december 1984 wendy fatin
 1 december 1984 29 january 1996 wendy fatin nurse
wendy fatin

wendy frances fatin -lrb- born 10 april 1941 -rrb- , australian politician , was a member of the australian house of representatives from western australia representing the australian labor party in the divisions of canning -lrb- 1983 -- 1984 -rrb- and brand -lrb- 1984 -- 96 -rrb- .
fatin is notable as being the first western australian woman to win a seat in that house .
in 1962 , she became a registered nurse and later attained a bachelor of applied science -lrb- nursing -rrb- from the western australian institute of technology -lrb- wait -rrb- .
she was a strong advocate for women 's issues and was one of the founders of the women 's electoral lobby in western australia .
she served as a ministerial adviser to the minister for repatriation and compensation and minister for social security in 1974 -- 1975 .
at the 1983 election , she was elected to the house of representatives for the division of canning , winning the seat from the liberals ' melville bungey on a 9.1 % swing .
following an electoral redistribution , she won the new seat of brand at the 1984 election , holding it until her retirement in 1996 .
in april 1990 , fatin was appointed to the hawke ministry as minister for local government and minister assisting the prime minister for the status of women .
in december 1991 , she left local government and was appointed minister for the arts and territories , retaining her status of women role .
she stepped down from the ministry after the 1993 election , and chose to retire from politics at the 1996 election , being succeeded in her seat by deputy prime minister kim beazley , who had moved from the marginal seat of swan .
her advocacy work continued beyond her retirement , and she is an honorary life member of the australian reproductive health alliance .
