Sally Talbot Explained

Dr. Sally Talbot
Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Honorific-Suffix:MLC
Office:Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for South West Region
Term Start:22 May 2005
Birth Date:1953 3, df=yes
Birth Place:London, England, United Kingdom
Party:Labor
Spouse:Hon. Jonathan (Jon) Robert Ford MLC JP
Children:David Talbot
Residence:Denmark, Western Australia
Education:Royal College of Music
Murdoch University
Profession:ALP State secretary (WA), university lecturer and musician
Birth Name:Sally Elizabeth Talbot
Partner:Hon. Wendy Frances Fatin;

Dr. Sally Elizabeth Talbot (born 22 March 1953)[1] is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Council since 2005, representing the region of South West. She is aligned to the left faction; and been an active member of Emily's List.

Whilst she held the position of Shadow Minister for ten portfolios from 2007 - 2013, since the McGowan and subsequently Cook governments came to power, she has not been appointed a Minister.[2]

In July 2024, Talbot announced her retirement from politics.[3]

Biography

Talbot came from a family active in the British Labour Party where politics was actively discussed and engaged in.[4] At 16 she finished her secondary schooling and attended the Royal College of Music in London, specialising in the cello. She spent the next 15 years working as a musician,[5] however she said her life always turned back to her interest in politics.[6]

While attending Murdoch University in Perth in 1983, she joined the staff as a federal member of parliament, her first formal job in politics. In 2001 she became the Assistant Secretary of the Labor Party, a position she held until 2005. It was in this role that she discovered the importance of engaging ordinary citizens in politics to create a better community, thus it was important to have active and healthy political parties.[6] She left her staff role with the party to become a member of parliament, and later as the first President of the Western Australian branch of the Labor Party to be elected by popular ballot in 2008.[5]

Her doctorate in philosophy from Murdoch University was published, "Partial Reason: Critical and Constructive Transformations of Ethics and Epistemology".

Personal Life

Talbot was in a relationship with Wendy Fatin, a retired federal politician; a son David was born into their relationship in 1988.[7] She has since married Jon Ford, a former Minister in the Gallop and Carpenter governments[8] and they live in Denmark, Western Australia.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Member List . 2023-09-06 . parliament.wa.gov.au.
  2. Web site: Member List . 2023-09-06 . parliament.wa.gov.au.
  3. Web site: Cook . Roger . https://www.facebook.com/RogerCookMLA/photos/sally-talbot-has-just-announced-she-will-be-stepping-down-from-the-legislative-c/1014392673611590/ . Facebook . Meta Platforms, Inc. . 8 July 2024.
  4. http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/library/MPHistoricalData.nsf/13fe043ca6d5c54dc82574580020e9ff/ab0949005c132e1248257c750020080d/$FILE/Chapter%2063.%20Sally%20Talbot%20Making%20a%20Difference.pdf Making a Difference – A Frontier of Firsts
  5. Web site: Sally Talbot MLC SHADOW MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; LANDS; YOUTH; PEEL Member for South West Region. Letter of the Opposition. 4 April 2012.
  6. Web site: Sally Talbot: Life and Politics. outinperth.com. 4 April 2012. Smith, Megan. 3 July 2007.
  7. Web site: 2007-07-03 . Sally Talbot: Life and Politics . 2023-09-06 . OUTInPerth LGBTQIA+ News and Culture.
  8. News: 2012-03-20 . MP Jon Ford to retire at next election . en-AU . ABC News . 2023-09-06.