Mary Aldred is an Australian politician from the

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. She is a member of the Australian Parliament for the

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after winning the seat in the

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. On 12 November 2023, Aldred beat

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for the Liberal

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. She went on to defeat Broadbent and the Labor candidate to retain Monash for the Liberals at the 2025 federal election. Aldred endorsed

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in the

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. Aldred was the founding CEO of the Committee for Gippsland and has been CEO of the Franchise Council of Australia.

Personal life

She is the daughter of former MP

Ken Aldred Kenneth James Aldred (1 August 194517 April 2016) was an Australian politician who represented the Liberal Party in the Australian House of Representatives between 1975 and 1980 and again from 1983 to 1996. Early life Aldred was born in East ...

References

Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Monash Women members of the Australian House of Representatives Australian MPs 2025–2028 21st-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub