Deirdre Grusovin

The Honourable Deirdre Grusovin AM
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Heffron
In office 23 June 1990 – 20 March 2003
Preceded by	Laurie Brereton
Succeeded by	Kristina Keneally
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
In office 6 November 1978 – 31 May 1990
Personal details
Born	Deirdre Mary Brereton 1 September 1938
Nationality	Australian
Spouse(s)	Walter Grusovin (m. 1962)
Relations	Laurie Brereton (brother)
Occupation	Politician; librarian and shopkeeper
Religion	Roman Catholic[1]

Deirdre Mary Grusovin AM (born 1 September 1938) was a member of the New South Wales Parliament for twenty five years.

Grusovin was born Deirdre Mary Brereton in Sydney, and is the sister of influential former politician Laurie Brereton.

Initially elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1978, she remained in office until 1990. During this time she was Minister for Consumer Affairs and Assistant Minister for Health 1986-88 and Minister for Small Business 1987-88. In 1990 she ran in a by-election in Heffron, winning a seat in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly which was vacated by her brother who transferred to Federal Parliament. She was re-elected in 1991, 1995 and 1999.^[1]

Grusovin resigned in 2003, following defeat in a bitter preselection battle with Kristina Keneally in 2002. Grusovin threatened to take her case to the Supreme Court, but ultimately stepped aside and Keneally succeeded her in 2003.^[2]

In 2016 she was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to the Parliament and the community of New South Wales, to education administration, and to social welfare.^[3]

References

1. "The Hon. Deirdre Mary Grusovin (1938 - )". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
2. Norington, Brad (10 October 2002). "Mum's the word as Grusovin bows out of party battle". smh.com.au. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
3. "Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia (A-L)" (PDF). Australia Day 2016 Honours Lists. Office of the Governor-General of Australia. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.