Kirsten Livermore Explained

Kirsten Livermore
Constituency Mp:Capricornia
Parliament:Australian
Predecessor:Paul Marek
Successor:Michelle Landry
Term Start:3 October 1998
Term End:5 August 2013
Birth Date:1969 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Mackay, Queensland
Nationality:Australian
Party:Australian Labor Party
Alma Mater:University of Queensland
Occupation:Solicitor

Kirsten Fiona Livermore (born 10 November 1969) is an Australian former politician. She was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from October 1998 until September 2013, representing the Division of Capricornia, Queensland.

Livermore was born in Mackay, Queensland, and was educated at the University of Queensland. She was a solicitor and an organiser with the Community and Public Sector Union before entering politics.[1]

On 27 November 2012, Livermore announced that she would not stand in the federal election to be held in 2013.[2]

Following her retirement from politics, Livermore lived in the United Kingdom with her family for 16 months where she studied a masters of international development at the London School of Economics.[3]

In 2015, Livermore moved back to Australia basing herself in Canberra where she began working for the Minerals Council of Australia.[3]

After taking a break for 18 months, Livermore was offered a job in September 2019 as team leader working for Australia Mongolia Extractives Program, an Australian Government-funded company which works with the Government of Mongolia on mining investment in Mongolia.[3] Livermore's position is mostly based in Ulaanbaatar, with her team responsible for bringing in Australian geologists and engineers to assist the Mongolian Government with mining reform.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ms Kirsten Livermore MP, Member for Capricornia (Qld) . . 25 January 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091002171218/http://web.senate@aph.gov.au/house/members/biography.asp?id=83A . 2 October 2009 .
  2. News: Scott. Steven. Federal Labor Capricornia MP Kirsten Livermore announces she will not contest the next election. 27 November 2012. The Courier Mail. 27 November 2012.
  3. News: Jarrett. Vanessa. 27 December 2019. Where is she now? From Central Queensland to Mongolia. The Morning Bulletin. 5 August 2022.