Caroline Jennifer Hogg (born 18 April 1942) is a former Australian politician for the Labor Party. She was a member of the

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from 1982 to 1996 and a minister in the governments of

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and

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. Born Caroline Jennifer Kluht in

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, England, she emigrated to Australia in 1950 with her mother. She trained to become a teacher and in 1967, married Bob Hogg, who later became national secretary of the ALP. They had a son and a daughter. Caroline Hogg worked as a teacher at

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for fifteen years and became an executive member of the

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. She was elected to Collingwood City Council in 1970 and was mayor from 1978 to 1979. In 1982 she was elected to a seat in

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of the Legislative Council and three years later she was appointed Minister of Community Services. She later served as

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and Minister for Ethnic, Municipal and Community Affairs. Since leaving politics, she has been a board member of organisations such as

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, the Infertility Authority and the Victorian Grants Commission. Her marriage to Bob Hogg ended in 1996 and she has since remarried.

Honours and recognition

Hogg was inducted onto the

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in 2003. She was appointed an

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in the

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References

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