Emily Suvaal

Australian trade unionist and politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Emily Suvaal is an Australian politician and former nurse and trade unionist. She was elected as a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council at the 2023 state election.

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Emily Suvaal
Suvaal in 2025
Parliamentary Secretary for Trade and Small Business
Assumed office
17 March 2025
PremierChris Minns
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
Assumed office
25 March 2023
Personal details
PartyNSW Labor
SpouseJay
Children2
OccupationRegistered Nurse
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Career

Suvaal is a registered nurse, and in 2021 indicated her intention to run for Labor preselection in the division of Hunter with the impending retirement of Joel Fitzgibbon.[1] Olympic shooter Daniel Repacholi was ultimately preselected.[2] In 2022, Suvaal was endorsed as a NSW Labor candidate for the Legislative Council at the 2023 state election.[3][4]

Suvaal was sworn in as Parliamentary Secretary for Trade and Small Business on 17 March 2025.[5]

Personal life

Suvaal resides in Cessnock with her husband Jay.

Suvaal is passionate about improving community mental health services after her own experience of anorexia from teenage years to young adulthood.[6]

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