Prue Sibree
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Prudence Anne Sibree and later Prudence Anne Leggoe (born 7 August 1946) is former Liberal Party of Australia
member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
.
Sibree was educated at Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School and Melbourne University where she gained a law degree
. Upon graduation from university, Sibree worked as a solicitor
, eventually establishing her own law firm, Prue Sibree & Co. She joined the Young Liberal Movement
in 1968 and served as its vice-president in 1970. She married her first husband, Mark William Sibree, in 1969.
In 1981 Sibree won the by-election
caused by the retirement of Sir Rupert Hamer
in the district of Kew
. She served variously as Secretary to Shadow Cabinet
, opposition spokesperson for Early Childhood Development, Youth and Women's Affairs and opposition spokesperson for Further Education Training and Employment.
In 1983 Sibree's first marriage ended in divorce. In December 1987 she married John Leggoe, and a couple of months later, retired from politics. Fellow Liberal Jan Wade retained the seat in the resulting by-election.
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
.
Sibree was educated at Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School and Melbourne University where she gained a law degree
Bachelor of Laws
The Bachelor of Laws is an undergraduate, or bachelor, degree in law originating in England and offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree...
. Upon graduation from university, Sibree worked as a solicitor
Solicitor
Solicitors are lawyers who traditionally deal with any legal matter including conducting proceedings in courts. In the United Kingdom, a few Australian states and the Republic of Ireland, the legal profession is split between solicitors and barristers , and a lawyer will usually only hold one title...
, eventually establishing her own law firm, Prue Sibree & Co. She joined the Young Liberal Movement
Young Liberals (Australia)
The Young Liberal Movement is the youth division of the Liberal Party of Australia, and membership is open to those between 16 and 30 years of age. Members of Young Liberals have full party-membership, and have the choice of which part they join...
in 1968 and served as its vice-president in 1970. She married her first husband, Mark William Sibree, in 1969.
In 1981 Sibree won the by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
caused by the retirement of Sir Rupert Hamer
Rupert Hamer
Sir Rupert James Hamer, AC, KCMG, ED , generally known until he was knighted in 1982 as Dick Hamer, Australian Liberal Party politician, was the 39th Premier of Victoria, serving from 1972 to 1981.-Early years:...
in the district of Kew
Electoral district of Kew
The Electoral district of Kew is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It lies a few kilometres east of Melbourne and is centred around the suburb of Kew and also contains parts of Balwyn and Canterbury....
. She served variously as Secretary to Shadow Cabinet
Shadow Cabinet
The Shadow Cabinet is a senior group of opposition spokespeople in the Westminster system of government who together under the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition form an alternative cabinet to the government's, whose members shadow or mark each individual member of the government...
, opposition spokesperson for Early Childhood Development, Youth and Women's Affairs and opposition spokesperson for Further Education Training and Employment.
In 1983 Sibree's first marriage ended in divorce. In December 1987 she married John Leggoe, and a couple of months later, retired from politics. Fellow Liberal Jan Wade retained the seat in the resulting by-election.