Kay Elizabeth Hull (born 3 February 1954) is a former Australian politician who served as a National Party member of the

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from 1998 to 2010, representing the

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. Hull was born in

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, and was a small business owner and operator before entering politics. She was a

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of the

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from 1991 to 1998. A small caricature of her is displayed on a Regional Express

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aircraft. On 6 April 2010, Kay Hull announced that she wouldn't be contesting the next Federal election, after 12 years serving the Riverina electorate. In April 2010,

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named the Kay Hull Veterinary Teaching Hospital in its South Campus in honour of Kay Hull. In May 2010,

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named the Kay Hull Conference Room at the Australian Airline Pilot Academy in honour of Kay Hull. In March 2011, she was awarded the Freedom of the City by Wagga Wagga city council for her "tenacity, resilience, courage and conviction in her representation of her constituents." Hull was appointed a member of the

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in the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours, and was promoted to Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours.

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