Aileen MacDonald is an Australian politician who is a member of the

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Legislative Council, representing the

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. She was first appointed in 2022 to replace

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. MacDonald was a member of the NSW Liberal party's State Executive from 2011 to 2012 and 2018 to 2022. She was Country Vice President of the NSW Liberal Women's Council from 2000 to 2003, 2005 to 2007, 2012 to 2015 and 2017 to 2019.

Career

From 1989 to 2012, MacDonald and her husband ran an agricultural supplies business. In 2009, MacDonald joined the Rotary Club of

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and the Chamber of Commerce and was President of the club between 2016 and 2018. MacDonald was Chairperson of

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’s Regional Growth and Economic Development Committee from 2016 to 2017. In 2018, MacDonald developed 'Renew

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' based on the successful ‘Renew

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’ model. MacDonald was awarded the 2019 Citizen of Guyra award for her involvement in economic development and service to the community. She was awarded the Medal of the

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in June 2020 as part of the Queen's Birthday Honours. Immediately prior to entering Parliament, MacDonald was the President of Business New England, and President of the Business NSW Regional Advisory Council.

Personal life

MacDonald and her husband Scot have three children.

References

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