Verity Firth Politician

Verity Helen Firth (born 28 August 1973) is the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Education Foundation in Australia and a former politician.Firth served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Balmain for the Australian Labor Party from 2007 to 2011. During this period, she served as Minister for Women, Minister for Science and Medical Research, and Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Cancer) from 2007 to 2008, Minister for Climate Change and the Environment in 2008, and as the Minister for Education and Training from 2009 to 2011.

Personal facts

Birth date	August 28, 1973
Birth name	Verity Helen Firth
Residence	Glebe New South Wales
Education	University of Sydney

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Member of parliament

region	Electoral district of Balmain
relation	Charles Firth (comedian) Meredith Burgmann
successor	Carmel Tebbutt Jamie Parker (politician) Linda Burney Tony Stewart (politician) Adrian Piccoli

Politician

office	Minister for Education and Training Minister for Women Minister for Climate Change and the Environment Minister for Science and Medical Research and Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Cancer)
party	Australian Labor Party