Prue Car

Prudence Ann Car MP (née Guillaume) is an Australian politician who was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Londonderry for the Labor Party at the 2015 New South Wales state election. She is currently the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Shadow Minister for Education and Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Learning in the NSW Shadow Cabinet.[1][2]

Prue Car
MP
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in New South Wales
Assumed office
8 June 2021
LeaderChris Minns
Preceded byYasmin Catley
Deputy Leader of the Labor Party in New South Wales
Assumed office
8 June 2021
LeaderChris Minns
Preceded byYasmin Catley
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Londonderry
Assumed office
28 March 2015
Preceded byBart Bassett
Personal details
Born
Prudence Ann Guillaume

Western Australia
ChildrenOne son

Car was a Penrith City Councillor and national communications manager at MS Australia when she was elected. She had previously been an advisor to Premier Bob Carr from 2003 to 2005 and campaign co-ordinator of the Labor Party from 2005 to 2007.[3][1]

On 8 June 2021, Car was elected as deputy leader of the party and deputy leader of the opposition.[4]

Personal life

Car was born and raised in Western Sydney.[5] She has Indian and French heritage with a grandfather who was French and her father from Durgapur, West Bengal, India.[6] Car is married with one son. In 2022, she took leave from parliament to undergo treatment for kidney cancer.[7]

References
  1. "Ms (Prue) Prudence Ann CAR, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  2. Dodds, Troy (10 March 2016). "Prue Car promoted to Labor's front bench". The Western Weekender. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  3. "NSW Election 2015 – Londonderry". ABC News. March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  4. "Londonderry MP Prue Car elected Deputy Leader of NSW Labor". Western Weekender. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  5. "Ms (Prue) Prudence Ann CAR, MP | Penrith Australia". www.penrithaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  6. "Prue Guillaume "" a labour candidate from Mulgoa | The Indian Down Under". Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  7. "'Quite a shock': NSW Deputy Opposition Leader diagnosed with kidney cancer". ABC News. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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