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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