AustraliaHouse of RepresentativesAustralian Labor PartyWestern Australia · Division of SwanMember of the House of Representatives
Zaneta Mascarenhas
Profile
Zaneta Mascarenhas is an Australian politician and engineer who has served as the Member of the House of Representatives for the Division of Swan since 2022. A member of the Labor Party's left faction, she made history as the first woman to win the seat of Swan and the first person of Goan origin elected to the Australian federal parliament. Before entering politics, she spent 15 years working as an engineer, including roles in the mining sector and in climate change decarbonization initiatives for major corporations.
Details
- Born
- 1980-07-26 · 45 years old
- Birth place
- Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
- Education
- John Paul College, Curtin University
- Career
- Engineer, climate change consultant
