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Penelope Ying-Yen Wong (born 5 November 1968) is an Australian politician who is serving as the current minister for Foreign Affairs and leader of the Government in the Senate in the Albanese government since 2022. A member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), she has been a senator for South Australia since 2002.
Home. Senator the Hon Penny Wong. Biography of Senator the Hon Penny Wong. Penny Wong was born in the Malaysian state of Sabah. Her family moved to Australia in 1976, when she was eight years old, and settled in Adelaide. She studied law and arts at the University of Adelaide.
Biography. Parliamentary service. Elected to the Senate for South Australia 2001. Re-elected 2007, 2013, 2016 and 2022. Parliamentary appointments. President of the Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Trust from 14.9.2010 to 18.9.2013. Ministerial appointments. Minister for Climate Change and Water from 3.12.2007 to 8.3.2010.
Oct 3, 2024 · Penny Wong has been ringing the alarm bell for months. She's tried press conferences, she's tried social media videos. As she approached the microphones in Victoria on Thursday morning, you quickly got the sense she was getting close to begging Australian citizens and permanent residents in Lebanon to get out.
Jul 6, 2022 · SINGAPORE - Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong sat down for an exclusive interview with The Straits Times foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar on Wednesday (July 6) during her first official...
Dec 20, 2022 · Foreign Minister Penny Wong arrives in Beijing ahead of a meeting with senior officials and a formal bilateral with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
Sep 23, 2023 · For the second year in a row, Foreign Minister Penny Wong has stepped onto the world stage to deliver Australia's address to the United Nations General Assembly.
Mar 7, 2024 · Penny Wong is now Australia's longest-serving female cabinet minister. Wong overtook the previous record holder, former Liberal senator Amanda Vanstone, on Wednesday.
Oct 3, 2024 · Senator the Hon Penny Wong. Press conference - Geelong, Victoria. Transcript, E&OE. Subjects: Iran’s missile attack on Israel; Australian Government assisting Australians in Lebanon to depart; protests planned for October 7. 03 October 2024. Penny Wong, Foreign Minister: Thanks very much for coming.
Jul 6, 2022 · Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong (left) speaking with CNA's Lin Xueling in Singapore on Jul 6, 2022. SINGAPORE: Australia's fraught relationship with China may have dominated headlines in...
