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Sharon Joy Grierson was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, on 4 May 1951. She was educated at Newcastle Teachers College, and worked as a teacher and school principal before entering politics. Grierson became a member of the Australian Labor Party, and was elected to the Australian House of Representatives in November 2001, representing the Division of Newcastle. She was re-elected in 2004, 2007 and 2010. However, in July 2012, Grierson announced she would not seek re-election in 2013, citing the need to attend to family and personal health problems.〔*S001591Q01 *>Mail-out letter: undated and untitled press release on letterhead, c.mid July 2012, with document code *S001591Q01 *, signed 'Sharon Grierson MP, Federal Member for Newcastle'.〕 She has been the only Labor MP to sign the Australian Marriage Equality Charter, and voted in favour of legislation to legalise same-sex marriage in Australia when it was presented in parliament. She also chaired the Public Accounts and Audit Committee.〔*S001591Q01 * /> She was co-convenor of the Parliamentary Friends of Dementia, a parliamentary friendship group that advocates for Australians living with dementia, their families and carers. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sharon Grierson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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