Ms Virginia Judge (1956 - 2026)

Date of birth:

Sun 19 August 1956

Place of birth:

Cooma, NSW, Australia

Date of death:

Tue 24 February 2026

Parliamentary activity

Information about members' parliamentary service including their positions held and biography.

Positions
PositionStartEndPeriodNotes
Minister for the Arts Tue 08 December 2009Mon 28 March 20111 year 3 months 21 days
Minister for Fair Trading Tue 08 December 2009Mon 28 March 20111 year 3 months 21 days
Minister for Fair Trading Mon 08 September 2008Fri 04 December 20091 year 2 months 27 days
Minister Assisting the Premier on the Arts Mon 08 September 2008Fri 04 December 20091 year 2 months 27 days
Minister for Citizenship Mon 08 September 2008Fri 04 December 20091 year 2 months 27 days
Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Minister for Education & Training, Industrial Relations, and the Min. Assisting the Min. for Finance Tue 08 May 2007Fri 05 September 20081 year 3 months 29 days
Member, Joint Select Committee on Tobacco Smoking, Tobacco Smoking in New South Wales Wed 08 March 2006Fri 30 June 20063 months 23 days
Vice-Chairman, Legislation Review Committee Tue 26 October 2004Fri 02 March 20072 years 4 months 5 days
Member, Committee on Children and Young People Thu 08 May 2003Fri 02 March 20073 years 9 months 23 days
Member, Legislation Review Committee Thu 08 May 2003Tue 26 October 20041 year 5 months 19 daysElected Vice-Chairman of the Committee (see entry further down).
Member, Joint Select Committee on the Transportation of Nuclear Waste, Transportation and Storage of Nuclear Waste Inquiry Thu 08 May 2003Tue 17 February 20049 months 10 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly Sat 22 March 2003Fri 04 March 20117 years 11 months 11 days
Member for Strathfield Sat 22 March 2003Fri 04 March 20117 years 11 months 11 days
Biography

Political party activity

Member of Australian Labor Party (Strathfield Branch.)

Community activity

Community Activity – Member of NSW Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association; Member of the Asia-Pacific Friendship Group; Co-convenor of the NSW Parliament Friends of the European Union; Member of the NSW Parliament Friends of Egypt Committee; Member of the NSW Parliament Friends of Italy Friendship Group; Member of the NSW Parliament Friends of Ireland Friendship Group; Member of the NSW Parliament - Red Cross; Member Parliamentary Lions Club; Affiliate member of the Burwood Lions Club; Patron of Down Syndrome Buddy Walk NSW.

Local Government activity

Local Government Activity – Councillor, Strathfield Municipal Council 1995 – 2004, Mayor, Strathfield Municipal Council from July 2000 – April 2003.

Personal information

Virginia Judge was born in Cooma, in country NSW, and was educated in Canberra and overseas. She holds a Bachelor of Education degree and a number of musical qualifications. She has worked as a teacher in both primary and secondary schools in the ACT and NSW, and has worked as a project officer for a small non-government organisation and volunteered as an overseas teacher for Australian Volunteers Abroad (AVA).
Ms Judge was elected to Strathfield Municipal Council in 1995, and became Mayor in 2000, serving four terms. In 2003 she was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the seat of Strathfield, and in 2007 was made Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Minister for Education & Training, Industrial Relations, and the Minister Assisting the Minister for Finance. Ms Judge was appointed as Minister for Fair Trading, Minister for Citizenship, and Minister Assisting the Premier on the Arts in September 2008.
Her personal interests include writing poetry, reading, playing piano and guitar and supporting the creative industries, including music, dance, theatre, film, live performance, art and design.
Primary School: Attended St Josephs, Lynham, Canberra, ACT, and The British School in Delhi.
Secondary School: Attended Catholic Girls High School, Braddon, Canberra, ACT.

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