The Hon. Kayee Frances GRIFFIN, MLC

Position	Start	End	Period	Parliament	Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Council	22 Mar 2003
General Purpose Standing Committee No. 1	10 May 2007
Privileges Committee	10 May 2007			54th (2007 - )	On 29 May 2007 the President informed the House that Ms Griffin had been nominated Chair of the committee.
General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4	10 May 2007
Temporary Chair of Committees	7 May 2003	19 May 2006	3yrs 13days
Temporary Chair of Committees	23 May 2006	2 Mar 2007	9mths 8days
Committee for Children and Young People	7 May 2003	2 Mar 2007	3yrs 9mths 24days
General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5	10 Jul 2003	2 May 2005
General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4	10 Jul 2003	2 Mar 2007	3yrs 7mths 21days
Privileges Committee	4 Sep 2003	2 Mar 2007	3yrs 5mths 27days
Committee on the Office of the Valuer-General	2 Dec 2003	2 Mar 2007	3yrs 3mths 1day
Committee on Children and Young People	26 Jun 2007			54th (2007 - )
Legislative Council Representative on the Council of the University of Newcastle	7 May 2003	21 Dec 2004	1yr 7mths 15days
Standing Committee on Social Issues	21 May 2003	2 Mar 2007	3yrs 9mths 10days

• Party Activity - Member Lakemba Branch - Australian Labor Party (NSW) 1973-present. Secretary of Lakemba Branch 1979 to present. Assistant Secretary Blaxland FEC, and various positions within Grayndler FEC, Lakemba SEC and Watson FEC since 1980. Convenor, NSW ALP Status of Women Committee 1996-1999. Chairperson, ALP Local Government Administrative Committee 1999.
• Community Activity - Alderman, Canterbury Municipal Council 1991, Mayor, Canterbury Municipal Council 1995 - .

Personal Profile

School Certificate and Secretarial Course. Secretary/Clerk with Department of Labour and Industry 1967 - 1970. Computer Operator with NSW Treasury 1970 - 1979. Research Officer/Electorate Secretary to Federal Member for Grayndler 1979 - 1981. Secretary to Mayor and Public Relations Officer to Canterbury Municipal Council 1981 -1997. Organiser, Municipal Employees Union 1987 - 1996. Electorate Officer to the Hon. Leo McLeay MP 1997-2003.

Vice President Australian Services Union 1995 - 1999 and Senior Vice President 1999 - 2003. Member of Municipal Employees Union 1981 - present. Member, Canterbury Area Health Board & Lang Area Health Board 1984 - 1988. Member Local Government Association of NSW Executive 1996 - present. Sydney Water Corporate Customer Council 1997 - 1999. Member NSW Council on Violence Against Women 1997 - 1999. Member Energy Industry Ombudsman Council 1997 - 1999. Member Southern Sydney Region of Councils 1996 and Junior Vice President from 2001 to present. Interests include reading, Australian War and Celtic history, gardening and photography, community safety and women's and children's issues. Member of Bulldogs Football Club, Canterbury Leagues Club and Illawarra Catholic Club. First speech Swearing in as new Member

Keywords: Temporary Chair of Committees

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