Kirsten Livermore

Kirsten Fiona Livermore (born 10 November 1969), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Capricornia, Queensland.

Livermore was born in Mackay, Queensland, and was educated at the University of Queensland. She was a solicitor and an organiser with the Community and Public Sector Union before entering politics.

On 27 November 2012 Livermore announced that she would not stand in the Federal election to be held in 2013.

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