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Sally Talbot

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The Honourable
Dr. Sally Talbot
MLC
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for South West Region
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 May 2005
Personal details
Born
Sally Elizabeth Talbot

(1953-03-22) 22 March 1953 (age 71)
London, England, United Kingdom
Political partyLabor
SpouseHon. Jonathan (Jon) Robert Ford MLC JP
Domestic partnerHon. Wendy Frances Fatin;
ChildrenDavid Talbot
Residence(s)Denmark, Western Australia
EducationRoyal College of Music
Murdoch University
ProfessionALP State secretary (WA), university lecturer and musician
Websitewww.sallytalbot.com.au

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

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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

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Talbot was in a relationship with Wendy Fatin, a retired federal politician;[6] 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.

References

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  1. ^ "Member List". parliament.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Member List". parliament.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  3. ^ Cook, Roger. Facebook. Meta Platforms, Inc. https://www.facebook.com/RogerCookMLA/photos/sally-talbot-has-just-announced-she-will-be-stepping-down-from-the-legislative-c/1014392673611590/. Retrieved 8 July 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ Making a Difference – A Frontier of Firsts, Parliament of Western Australia.
  5. ^ a b "Sally Talbot MLC SHADOW MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; LANDS; YOUTH; PEEL Member for South West Region". Letter of the Opposition. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  6. ^ a b c Smith, Megan (3 July 2007). "Sally Talbot: Life and Politics". outinperth.com. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  7. ^ "Sally Talbot: Life and Politics". OUTInPerth | LGBTQIA+ News and Culture. 3 July 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  8. ^ "MP Jon Ford to retire at next election". ABC News. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
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