Ken Wyatt

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Ken Wyatt is an Australian politician and trailblazing Indigenous leader who became the first Aboriginal person elected to the House of Representatives and to serve as a federal government minister.

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instanceOf Australian politician
Indigenous Australian leader
human
awardReceived Member of the Order of Australia NERFINISHED
birthDate 1952-08-04
birthPlace Perth, Western Australia NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Australia
electoralDivisionRepresented Division of Hasluck NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Aboriginal Australian NERFINISHED
Noongar NERFINISHED
Yamatji NERFINISHED
familyName Wyatt NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Indigenous affairs
public health administration
gender male
givenName Kenneth NERFINISHED
hasChild two children
hasRoleInGovernment Cabinet minister of Australia
honour AM NERFINISHED
house House of Representatives of Australia NERFINISHED
knownFor advocacy for Indigenous health
advocacy for constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party of Australia NERFINISHED
name Ken Wyatt NERFINISHED
notableAchievement first Aboriginal person elected to the Australian House of Representatives
first Aboriginal person to serve as a federal government minister in Australia
notableWork leadership in closing the gap in Indigenous health outcomes
occupation politician
public servant
school teacher
parliament Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED
portfolio Aged Care
Indigenous Australians NERFINISHED
Indigenous Health NERFINISHED
positionHeld Assistant Minister for Health NERFINISHED
Member of Parliament for Hasluck
Member of the Australian House of Representatives
Minister for Aged Care
Minister for Indigenous Australians NERFINISHED
Minister for Indigenous Health NERFINISHED
precededByInOffice various non-Indigenous predecessors in his ministerial roles
religion Christianity
residence Perth, Western Australia NERFINISHED
spouse Anna Wyatt NERFINISHED
startTimeOfPositionHeld 2010-08-21

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