Amanda Vanstone Politician

Amanda Eloise Vanstone (née O'Brien; born 7 December 1952) is a former Australian politician and a former Ambassador to Italy. She was a Liberal Senator for South Australia from 1984 to 2007, and held several ministerial portfolios in the Howard Government. After her resignation from the Senate in 2007, she served as the Australian Ambassador to Italy until July 2010. Her time as Minister for Immigration was marked by controversies within the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	O'Brien Amanda Eloise
Birth date	December 07, 1952
Birth place	Adelaide , South Australia
Education	University of Adelaide

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Politician

office	Minister for Justice Senator for South Australia Minister for Family and Community Services Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
party	Liberal Party of Australia
prime minister	John Howard
successor	Kevin Andrews (politician) Kay Patterson David Kemp (politician) Chris Ellison Mary Jo Fisher