Nicole LAWDER
Canberra Liberals
Member for Brindabella
Contact
Ph: (02) 6205 0323
lawder@parliament.act.gov.au
GPO Box 1020
Canberra ACT 2601
Nicole Lawder (external site)
Assembly service
- Elected 26 June 2013
- Re-elected 26 October 2016
- Re-elected 28 October 2020
Parliamentary service
Current
- Opposition Whip (since February 2022)
- Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs (since December 2023)
- Shadow Minister for City Services (since November 2020)
- Shadow Minister for Seniors (since February 2018)
- Shadow Minister for Women (since November 2020)
- Shadow Minister for Arts (since November 2020)
- Shadow Minister for Environment, Heritage and Water (since February 2022)
Previous
- Deputy Leader of the Opposition (October 2016 – October 2020)
- Shadow Minister for Urban Services (February 2018 – October 2020)
- Shadow Minister for Heritage (November 2016 – October 2020)
- Shadow Minister for Planning and Infrastructure (November 2016 – February 2018)
- Assistant Speaker (3 February 2014 – October 2016)
- Shadow Minister for Arts and Tourism (July 2016 – October 2016)
- Shadow Minister for Family and Community Services (December 2013 – October 2016)
- Shadow Minister for Housing (December 2013 – October 2016)
- Shadow Minister for Environment (December 2013 – October 2016)
Committee service
Standing committees
Current
- Education and Community Inclusion (since February 2022)
Previous
- Economy and Gender and Economic Equality (December 2020 – June 2021)
- Public Accounts (August 2013 – July 2016; and July – October 2016, Chair; and September 2018 – October 2020)
- Justice and Community Services (March – September 2018)
- Environment and Transport and City Services (February – September 2018)
- Planning and Urban Renewal (December 2016 – February 2018)
- Health, Ageing, Community and Social Services (August 2013 – October 2016)
Select committees
- Cost of Living Pressures (February – May 2023)
- Estimates 2015-2016 (February 2015 – August 2015)
About Nicole Lawder
Inaugural speech
Nicole Lawder gave her inaugural speech to the Assembly on 6 August 2013.
Videos
Previous occupations, qualifications
Occupations
- Chief executive officer, Homelessness Australia
- Chief executive officer, Deafness Forum of Australia
- Member, National People with Disability and Carer Council (2008–2013)
- Member, ACMA Consumer Consultative Forum (2009–2013)
- National Shelter Council (2010–2013)
- Public servant
- Management consultant
- Public affairs, Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Australian National University
- Masters in Business (eBusiness and Communication), Swinburne University of Technology
Community service
- Volunteer, Community Fire Unit Fadden
- Volunteer, Ronald McDonald House Canberra
- Board member, Tuggeranong Football Club (2011)
- Volunteer, Red Cross (Telecross)
- Board member, Aussie Deaf Kids (2008–2010)
Personal
Nicole Lawder was born on 31 July 1962 in Malaysia (into a military family). She came to Canberra in 1988, and has lived in Tuggeranong ever since. Nicole is married with children, step children and grandchildren.
Interests
Australian Rules football, basketball, cooking, squash, reading