Karen McKeown
| Councillor Karen McKeown MP |
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| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Penrith | |
| Assumed office 25 March 2023 |
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| Preceded by | Stuart Ayres |
| Mayor of Penrith | |
| In office September 2015 – 26 September 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Ross Fowler |
| Succeeded by | John Thain |
| In office 28 September 2020 – 13 January 2022 |
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| Preceded by | Ross Fowler |
| Succeeded by | Tricia Hitchen |
| Member of the City of Penrith Council for South Ward |
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| Assumed office 2004 |
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| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse(s) | Brendan[1] |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Leonay[2] |
| Occupation | Politician |
Karen Anne McKeown OAM is an Australian politician who serves as the Member for Penrith in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. She was previously Mayor of Penrith.
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Career
McKeown graduated from Western Sydney University with a Bachelor of Commerce degree majoring in management with double sub-majors in Law & Employee Relation.[3] She also holds an Executive Certificate for Elected Members from University of Technology Sydney and a Labour Law certificate from the University of Sydney[4] and she is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees.[3]
McKeown is Vice President of the Australian Local Government Women's Association NSW, a Councillor on Hawkesbury River County Council, Director of Penrith Performing & Visual Arts, a member of the Penrith CBD Corporation Board, Local Traffic Committee, Chair of Council's Resilience and Multicultural Committees, a Director of Local Government NSW and Australian Local Government Association and Deputy Chair of Active Super.[3]
Politics
McKeown was elected to Penrith City Council in 2004 and served as Deputy Mayor from 2006 to 2007 before serving as Mayor from 2015 to 2016. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party and was announced as the party's endorsed candidate for the New South Wales state seat of Penrith for the 2019 New South Wales state election but was defeated by the incumbent member Stuart Ayres.[5][6]
McKeown returned to the position of Deputy Mayor in 2019, serving in that capacity until acceding to the position of Mayor in 2020.[3] She was succeeded in that position by Tricia Hitchen in 2022.[7] She was announced as the Labor candidate for the state seat of Penrith at the 2023 election[1][8] and subsequently won the seat over sitting member Stuart Ayres.
Personal life
McKeown has four children and resides in Leonay with her husband Brendan.[1]
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| New South Wales Legislative Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by | Member for Penrith 2023–present |
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| Preceded by
Ross Fowler
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Mayor of Penrith 2015–2016 |
Succeeded by John Thain |
| Mayor of Penrith 2020–2022 |
Succeeded by Tricia Hitchen |
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