Libby Coker — connections and sources

Public profile

Biography

Elizabeth Ann Coker (born 11 June 1962) is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has been a member of the House of Representatives since the 2019 federal election, representing the Victorian seat of Corangamite. She previously served as the mayor of the Surf Coast Shire. Coker won her seat in the 2022 Australian federal election with a 6.5-point swing to the ALP.

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Date of birth: 1962-06-11
Place of birth: Melbourne, Australia
APH identifier: 263547

Political connections

First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.

Open in full network

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Karen Grogan · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Zaneta Mascarenhas · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Sam Lim · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Carina Garland · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Louise Miller-Frost · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Tammy Tyrrell · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Ali France · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Sarah Witty · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)

Official record

Parliamentary and professional history

Current and senior roles

1 January 2019–1 January 2022Chairperson — of the — Australian Labor Party Education, Science, Research and the Arts Caucus Committee

Committee service

28 July 2022–presentHouse of Representatives Standing — Communications and the Arts
28 July 2022–presentHouse of Representatives Standing — Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water
23 July 2019–presentJoint Standing — National Disability Insurance Scheme — Chair
22 July 2019–11 April 2022House of Representatives Standing — Appropriations and Administration

Qualifications

Date not recordedGrad(AICD)
Date not recorded(DipEd)
Date not recorded(BLitt)
Date not recorded(BA)

Occupations

Date not recordedSecondary school teacher
Date not recordedJournalist
Date not recordedCommunications/PR Manager at the Department of Education (Vic.).
Date not recordedCommunications consultant
Date not recordedCadet journalist at the Geelong Advertiser

Current parliamentary service

2025 — PresentRe-elected 2025Source
2022 — 2025Re-elected 2022Source
2019 — 2022Elected to the House of Representatives for Corangamite, Victoria, 2019.Source

Sources and methodology

Parliament of AustraliaBiography and official service history.WikipediaBiography and official service history.They Vote For YouVoting attendance and party-rebellion measures.WikidataIdentity, membership and parliamentary information.WikipediaPublic reporting used for the faction classification.WhoRunsAus methodologyDefinitions, limitations and correction policy.