Stephanie Anne Cooke is an Australian politician. Cooke has served as the Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience in the Perrottet ministry since December 2021. During the New South Wales floods in February−March 2022, Cooke was additionally appointed Minister for Flood Recovery to oversee the flood recovery. She has been a Nationals member of the

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since 14 October 2017, representing Cootamundra since a

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held to replace Katrina Hodgkinson. Cooke was a florist before entering politics and ran a business, Native Botanical, with outlets in Cootamundra, Temora and Young. In 2017 her business was recognised as NSW Florist of the Year.

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