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Sarah Mitchell
MLC
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| Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning | |
| In office 2 April 2019 – 28 March 2023 |
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| Premier | Gladys Berejiklian Dominic Perrottet |
| Preceded by | Rob Stokes (as the Minister for Education) herself (as the Minister for Early Childhood Education) |
| Succeeded by | Prue Car |
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 26 March 2011 |
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| Minister for Early Childhood Education | |
| In office 30 January 2017 – 23 March 2019 |
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| Premier | Gladys Berejiklian |
| Preceded by | Leslie Williams |
| Minister for Aboriginal Affairs | |
| In office 30 January 2017 – 23 March 2019 |
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| Premier | Gladys Berejiklian |
| Preceded by | Leslie Williams |
| Succeeded by | Don Harwin (as the Minister for Public Services and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs and the Arts) |
| Assistant Minister for Education | |
| In office 30 January 2017 – 26 March 2019 |
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| Premier | Gladys Berejiklian |
| Preceded by | Leslie Williams |
| Succeeded by | portfolio abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Sarah Ann Johnston
10 May 1982 Gunnedah, New South Wales |
| Political party | The Nationals |
| Spouse | Anthony Mitchell |
| Alma mater | University of New South Wales |
Sarah Ann Mitchell (née Johnston; born 10 May 1982), an Australian politician, is the former Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning in the second Berejiklian ministry and in the Perrottet ministry. She has been a Nationals member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since March 2011.
Mitchell previously served as the Minister for Early Childhood Education, the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and the Assistant Minister for Education from January 2017 until March 2019 in the first Berejiklian ministry.
Background and early career
Mitchell was born in Gunnedah, and moved to Grafton as a child. She moved back to Gunnedah while in high school, completing her Higher School Certificate at Gunnedah High School in 1999. She moved to Sydney in 2001, and studied politics and international relations at the University of New South Wales, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in 2016. Mitchell later moved back to Gunnedah, where she worked as an electorate officer for former Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson. She continued working for Mark Coulton, Anderson's successor as local MP, upon Anderson's 2007 retirement.
- First Berejiklian ministry
- Second Berejiklian ministry
- Perrottet ministry
In Spanish: Sarah Mitchell para niños
See also
In Spanish: Sarah Mitchell para niños
