Independent candidate for Wentworth. Allegra Spender, 43, seems tailor-made to capture the blue-ribbon Liberal seat of Wentworth at the next election. We've met with more than 30 possible candidates and were close to choosing a candidate and hope to make an announcement before Christmas, Ms Droga told the Wentworth Courier earlier this month. On weekends I read articles about it it's sort of my hobby. She is by all accounts in her forties or fifties. We cant say their name. In a fiery exchange, Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor slammed the governments reckless changes to superannuation, after an old video put him in a tricky position. Spender started her career as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company before working as a policy analyst in the UK Treasury. In 2018, high-profile Independent Kerryn Phelps narrowly won the seat against Mr Sharma at the by-election triggered when Malcolm Turnbull was ousted from the prime ministership and left politics. She never did any of that weekend-sport running around or anything. Allegra Spender, right, says the Liberal partys lack of action on climate change spurred her decision to run against Dave Sharma in Wentworth. And they do run programs on things I think are valuable for preparing for life after school: goal-setting, understanding what you're good at, what you enjoy. She attended Ascham School where she was head girl, and achieved a UAI of 99.95. In both cases, it should really be about the next 30 years. Joint statements by the Presiding Officers, Parliamentary Friendship Groups (non-country), House of Representatives chamber and business documents, Getting involved in Parliamentary Committees, Department of the House of Representatives. In a rare interview in January, with fund manager Matthew Kidman, he described the 2008-09 financial crisis as a once-in-a generation profit opportunity. The payment had already been taxed at the full corporate tax rate, before it was invested, and therefore did not need to be taxed further. #allegraspender #AusPol2022 #AusVotes22 pic.twitter.com/A7Us8AnFi9. And the Murdoch press? I cant stand by while our childrens futures, our jobs, and our prosperity are threatened by a government thats out of touch on climate, out of its league in the new economy, and out of step with the rest of the world, Spender said. It has been revealed why Tanya Plibersek didnt challenge Anthony Albanese for the Labor leadership after the partys 2019 election defeat. Daniel Droga is a co-owner of BlueLake Partners, a private investment fund. By Sweeney Preston. [12] She supports increasing parental leave to 26 weeks with at least 6 weeks as a "use-it-or-lose-it" for 2nd parents, to increase the amount of leave taken by fathers and increase female economic empowerment. Dad was very good with the car pools, but Mum's rule was, "I will come and watch you in the finals.". Over the last six weeks, even the local pets were recruited into walking billboards. What are we doing?! Her father, John Spender QC, was formerly the member for North Sydney and the Australian ambassador to France. Allegra Spender is running as an independent candidate for Wentworth. 980 Retweets 7,147 Likes 459 replies 980 retweets 7,147 likes. Married to short-seller Daniel Droga, she approached Spender a year ago with a plan to run as an independent. She has a half-brother, Alexander Schuman, and a sister, Bianca Spender. Carla Maria Zampatti AC, OMRI (19 May 1942 - 3 April 2021) was an Italian-born Australian fashion designer and businesswoman, and executive chair of the fashion label Carla Zampatti Limited. Allegra Spender (born 10 March 1978)[1] is an Australian politician and businesswoman who is the member of parliament for Wentworth since 2022. Malcolm and Lucy Turnbull are old family friends. Industries: Finance, property, service, wholesale and retail trade, tourism, education, sport and recreation. Another key member is Blair Palese, a Wentworth resident who founded the 350.org group, which aims to stop all new fossil fuel extraction. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and emerging. Modern parents would be appalled, but I think she was thinking, "It's been a very busy week, and I would like to sit in bed and catch up on life, and you'll be fine." She was a management consultant and corporate executive before entering politics, including as managing director of her mother Carla Zampatti's fashion label. BlueLake doesnt disclose the size of the assets it manages, but the firm asserts that $100,000 invested in 2000 would have been worth $21 million at the start of 2021. Allegra Spender, 43, seems tailor-made to capture the blue-ribbon Liberal seat of Wentworth at the next election. [7][3] She was the Chair of the Sydney Renewable Power Company,[8] and the CEO of the Australian Business & Community Network (ABCN),[9] a social mobility charity that links students from low socio-economic schools and mentors from business. The electorate is the second smallest in the country but is the richest and has been held by a bevy of high-ranking politicians, including former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, a family friend of Spender. Allegra Spender speaks to voters outside Bondi Beach public school polling booth on Saturday. She is the new CEO of the Australian Business and Community Network (ABCN), which mentors and trains disadvantaged students. Spender wants to see Australia adopt a 2030 emissions reduction target of 50% or more. I'm Allegra Spender. [6] Spender has worked as Managing Director for her mother's fashion label Carla Zampatti. The former independent MP Kerryn Phelps, who held Wentworth after winning a byelection in 2018 but lost it to Sharma in 2019, has backed Spender. Her grandfather, Sir Percy, was an MP, diplomat and the president of the International Court of Justice. In November 2021, Spender declared that she would run as an independent candidate in the division of Wentworth at the 2022 Australian federal election. But as her supporters were saying all night, the party is no longer recognisable to the Liberal party of Malcolm Fraser or Robert Menzies. Allegra Spender is married to her longtime boyfriend Sam McGuinness, they had their wedding ceremony in the 2000s. James Alcock "I can't believe it," Ms Spender said, as she was embraced by her sister Bianca Spender, a. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has privately acknowledged that no party may emerge with a majority after the election, which is due by May 21, 2022, and has already begun contingency planning for a hung parliament, according to a person familiar with his thinking. Allegra Spender started her career as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company before working as a policy analyst in the U.K. Treasury. Its hard to imagine a finer Wentworth pedigree. She has also been involved in the Sydney Renewable Power company, which installed large-scale community solar projects. Allegra Spender is married to her longtime boyfriend Sam McGuinness, they had their wedding ceremony in the 2000s. The Liberals might suggest that a hung parliament could lead to an alliance between the Labor Party, Greens and left-wing independents. So that's a qualifying factor. CEO of the Australian Business and Community Network from 2017 to 2021. The disconnect is huge between what decent people say is important to them and what they see playing out on the television in Canberra, said the aspiring candidate. Brook Mitchell. John Spender and wife Carla Zampatti on their wedding day. October 14, 2022 - 8:30PM Former politician and Australian ambassador to France John Spender KC has died aged 86. Phelps became the first woman ever to represent Wentworth, which had been in Liberal hands (and occupied by a male) since it was proclaimed in 1901. People were stomping their feet and doing a little jig. Maybe we should be talking about all this before we get married! Feb 27 Capping the cost of offsets risks our climate credentials and a massive taxpayer liability. Her posters were everywhere crowding out her political competitors advertising at an embarrassing ratio (what does Labors Tim Murray even look like?). If you know some information, please comment below. Tell us more with regards to Allegra Spender. Location: Wentworth covers an area from Elizabeth Bay along the southern shore of Sydney Harbour to Watsons Bay and down the coast to Clovelly. If Ms Spender succeeds, it wont be on behalf of the Liberal party. Youve given up shouting at the television, the negativity and the spin. Allegra Spender's father is John Michael Spender, who also happened to be an Australian politician. You cant kill something that died a long time ago. Mr Sharma has held the seat since 2019, on a tiny 1.3 percent margin. The independent candidate for Wentworth, Allegra Spender, defeated Liberal MP Dave Sharma to win the blue-ribbon seat in Sydneys east on Saturday. The seat is currently held by Liberal MP Dave Sharma with a margin of 1.3 per cent. Allegra Spender, the little girl of Australian style creator Carla Zampatti, will run against officeholder Liberal MP Dave Sharma for the Wentworth seat in the government political race. But we are sure that it is not available and his spouses name is not available. Though Sharma won a greater share of first preference votes, at 40% to Spender's 35%, Spender was elected on preferences. Bianca Spender and Allegra Spender (centre) at a tribute to their mother, fashion designer Carla Zampatti, in May. Published March 13, 2022. Pictured on Christmas, 1985, Allegra Spender with her sister Bianca, mother Carla Zampatti and father John Spender.Credit:David Richard Trood, Without that, investment will go elsewhere and innovation will go elsewhere, which is an enormous loss for this country.. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this website may contain images and voices of deceased people. Spender, whose father John held the federal seat of North Sydney for the Liberal party from 1980 to 1990, said the partys lack of action on climate change had forced her to carve her own path. You look at that and think, when is this going to change?, I have girls and when I talk to them about politics and tell them we have only ever had one female prime minister, they ask, Why is that? 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