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Marion Scrymgour (Marion Rose Scrymgour) was born on 13 September, 1960 in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, is an Australian politician. Discover Marion Scrymgour's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 63 years old?

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Age 63 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 13 September, 1960
Birthday 13 September
Birthplace Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Nationality Australia

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1960

Marion Rose Scrymgour (born 13 September 1960) is an Australian politician and the current member of parliament (MP) for Lingiari.

Scrymgour was born on 13 September 1960 in Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory.

She is the daughter of Claire (Mollomini) and Jack Scrymgour.

Her mother was a Tiwi Islander, and her father had been forcibly removed as a child from his home in Central Australia.

Scrymgour attended primary and secondary school in Darwin, but initially decided against tertiary education, working in several office administration positions.

She later undertook correspondence courses as a mature age student in book-keeping, accounting, administration and health economics.

She subsequently served as director of the Wurli Wurlinjang Aboriginal Corporation, co-ordinated several trial community care programs around Katherine, and as Director of the Katherine West Health Board Aboriginal Corporation.

Scrymgour was also an active member of the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union, and had represented the union at the national conference of the Australian Labor Party.

Scrymgour contested and won Labor preselection for the Legislative Assembly seat of Arafura, after the retirement of Maurice Rioli.

The seat was considered safe for Labor, and she was re-elected with a lesser majority, due to the presence of two high-profile independent candidates on the ballot.

In winning the seat, she became the first Indigenous women to be elected to the Legislative Assembly.

2000

Scrymgour, a senior minister under former Chief Minister Clare Martin, had a rapid rise within the party throughout the 2000s, and despite a reputation for outspoken views on Indigenous issues, rose to become Deputy Chief Minister under Paul Henderson after the retirement of long-time deputy Syd Stirling in 2007.

2001

She was a member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2012, representing the electorate of Arafura.

2003

Scrymgour was promoted to the ministry under Clare Martin on 17 December 2003, as part of a reshuffle caused by the sacking of Health Minister Jane Aagaard.

She was assigned the portfolios of Family and Community Services and Environment and Heritage, and in doing so, became Australia's first Aboriginal woman cabinet minister.

As Minister for Family and Community Services, Scrymgour was tasked with responding to the issues of substance abuse and domestic violence.

She chaired a select committee into substance abuse, and was the relevant minister during the roll-out of non-sniffable Opal fuel across remote Indigenous communities.

2005

She was shifted to a new portfolio after the 2005 election, being appointed Minister for Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts.

2006

She clashed with her own party on the issue of the MacArthur River Mine in 2006, and joined three other Indigenous MPs in crossing the floor to oppose the mine's expansion.

2007

She was the Labor Party Deputy Chief Minister of the Northern Territory from November 2007 until February 2009, and was the highest-ranked Indigenous Australian woman in government in Australia's history.

She was also the first Indigenous woman to be elected to the Northern Territory legislature.

After a further reshuffle in August 2007, she retained Arts and Museums, regained Family and Community Services and was made Minister for Child Protection.

She also oversaw planned changes to the territory's heritage laws, which created a heritage council to protect important sites, as already exists in several states.

Scrymgour developed a reputation for outspoken views on Indigenous issues during her second term.

She made national news in late 2007 when she publicly condemned the federal government's intervention into Indigenous communities, the Northern Territory National Emergency Response, labelling it "a vicious new McCarthyism."

Chief Minister Clare Martin resigned in November 2007 after having lost the support of her caucus, and was replaced by Paul Henderson.

The newly elected Henderson appointed Scrymgour as his deputy, which was considered a surprise choice at the time.

On 24 December 2007 Scrymgour spent several hours at the emergency department of Royal Darwin Hospital undergoing treatment for "an emotional and physical collapse".

2008

In January 2008 Scrymgour was appointed Acting Chief Minister of the Northern Territory while the incumbent Paul Henderson was on holiday, becoming the first Aboriginal government leader in Australian history.

She served for two weeks.

Scrymgour had taken on the education portfolio upon her ascension to Deputy Chief Minister, but had been regularly criticised in the press for her performance, particularly after her controversial sacking of the head of the territory's Education Department in 2008.

2009

She had a controversial term as Education Minister under Henderson, and was shifted to the Attorney-General portfolio in February 2009, in a move widely seen as a demotion.

Several days later, she resigned from Cabinet and as Deputy Chief Minister, citing "health reasons".

Scrymgour remained on the Labor backbench until June 2009, when she resigned from the Labor Party over its stance on remote Indigenous communities.

She sat in the Legislative Assembly as an independent, and held the balance of power; Labor had held only a one-seat majority before her departure.

On 4 August 2009, Scrymgour rejoined the ALP.

This culminated in Henderson's decision in February 2009 to remove Scrymgour from the portfolio, shifting her to the less politically difficult Attorney-General role.

The following week, Scrymgour resigned from Cabinet and as Deputy Chief Minister, citing recurring problems with depression caused by the death of her father.

On 1 June 2009, Scrymgour publicly opposed the Government on its announced policy of concentrating Indigenous development in 20 larger communities and discouraging "homeland" or "outstation" settlement, which she labelled as insulting.

She said that she realised while recovering from surgery that she had lost touch with her constituents, and that "I feel strongly because we have lied to Aboriginal people".