Emily Suvaal
Emily Suvaal | |
|---|---|
Suvaal in 2025 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Trade and Small Business | |
| Assumed office 17 March 2025 | |
| Premier | Chris Minns |
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 25 March 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | NSW Labor |
| Spouse | Jay |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Cessnock |
| Occupation | Registered Nurse |
Emily Suvaal is an Australian politician and former nurse and trade unionist. She was elected as a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council at the 2023 state election.
Career
Suvaal is a registered nurse, and in 2021 indicated her intention to run for Labor preselection in the division of Hunter with the impending retirement of Joel Fitzgibbon.[1] Olympic shooter Daniel Repacholi was ultimately preselected.[2] In 2022, Suvaal was endorsed as a NSW Labor candidate for the Legislative Council at the 2023 state election.[3][4]
Suvaal was sworn in as Parliamentary Secretary for Trade and Small Business on 17 March 2025.[5]
Personal life
Suvaal resides in Cessnock with her husband Jay.
Suvaal is passionate about improving community mental health services after her own experience of anorexia from teenage years to young adulthood.[6]
References
- ^ Martin, Sarah (20 September 2021). "Labor candidate's social media taunt aimed at coalmining opponents stokes preselection anger". Guardian Australia. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ Parris, Michael (14 October 2021). "Climate, leadership, jobs: Albo lays out Labor's battle plan". The Newcastle Herald. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ Smith, Alexandra (20 September 2022). "NSW Labor frontbencher delivers extraordinary attack on one of her own". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Candidates - Legislative Council Group D: LABOR". Elections NSW. New South Wales Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ The Premier; Minns, Chris (17 March 2025). "Changes to the Minns Government Ministry". nsw.gov.au (Press release). Premier's Department. Archived from the original on 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ Rose, Tamsin (16 July 2023). "'Nobody knew': how Emily Suvaal came to recount her fight with anorexia in NSW's parliament". The Guardian.