Gladys Liu
Gladys Liu (Yue Chinese: 廖嬋娥, pronounced [liːu̯ siːm ŋɔː]; born 6 April 1964) is a Hong Kong-born Australian former politician, who represented the Division of Chisholm in Victoria for the Liberal Party of Australia from her election in May 2019 to her defeat at the 2022 Australian federal election. Liu was the first ethnically Chinese woman ever elected to the House, defeating the Australian Labor Party's Jennifer Yang. Liu was defeated by Carina Garland in the 2022 Australian federal election.
Gladys Liu | |
|---|---|
Gladys Liu in 2014 | |
| Member of Parliament for Chisholm | |
| In office 18 May 2019 – 21 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Julia Banks |
| Succeeded by | Carina Garland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Liu Sim-ngor 6 April 1964 British Hong Kong |
| Citizenship | Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Australia (1992–present) China (July 1997 – September 2018) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Education | Belilios Public School |
| Alma mater | Hong Kong Polytechnic (HD) La Trobe University (BAS) |
| Gladys Liu | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 廖嬋娥 | ||||||
| |||||||
Between 2003 and 2015, Liu was a member of the Guangdong provincial chapter of the China Overseas Exchange Association, a bureau within the United Front Work Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) responsible for influencing overseas and returning Chinese residents.
During her time in office, Liu had been the subject of media and intelligence investigations over her connections to entities and figures that had ties to the CCP.