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
birthDate 1952-08-04
birthPlace Perth, Western Australia
linked to: Perth
countryOfCitizenship Australia
electoralDivisionRepresented Division of Hasluck
ethnicGroup Aboriginal Australian
Noongar
linked to: Noongar people

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familyName Wyatt
fieldOfWork Indigenous affairs
public health administration
gender male
givenName Kenneth
hasChild two children
hasRoleInGovernment Cabinet minister of Australia
honour AM
house House of Representatives of Australia
knownFor advocacy for Indigenous health
advocacy for constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party of Australia
name Ken Wyatt
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
portfolio Aged Care
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Health
positionHeld Assistant Minister for Health
Member of Parliament for Hasluck
Member of the Australian House of Representatives
Minister for Aged Care
Minister for Indigenous Australians
Minister for Indigenous Health
precededByInOffice various non-Indigenous predecessors in his ministerial roles
religion Christianity
residence Perth, Western Australia
linked to: Perth
spouse Anna Wyatt
startTimeOfPositionHeld 2010-08-21

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