Catryna Bilyk
- January 10, 2024
- Politician
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Catryna Bilyk |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Date Of Birth | Feb 7, 1959(1959-02-07) |
| Age | 65 |
| Birthplace | Hobart |
| Country | Australia |
| Horoscope | Pisces |
Catryna Bilyk Biography
| Name | Catryna Bilyk |
| Birthday | Feb 7 |
| Birth Year | 1959 |
| Place Of Birth | Hobart |
| Birth Country | Australia |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
Catryna Bilyk is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on February 7, 1959 in Hobart, Australia. Catryna Louise Bilyk (née Goninon; born 7 February 1959) is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has been a Senator for Tasmania since 2008.
On 27 February 2016, Bilyk announced that she supports same-sex marriage, having previously opposed it.
On 6 December 2016, Senator Bilyk was appointed chair of a newly-formed Senate Select Committee into funding for research into cancers with low survival rates. The Committee has been tasked with inquiring into and reporting on “the impact of health research funding models on the availability of funding for research into cancers with low survival rates.”
Catryna Bilyk Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Politician |
| House | Living in own house. |
Catryna Bilyk is one of the richest Politician from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Catryna Bilyk 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Bilyk was elected to serve a six-year term in the Senate at the 2007 federal election, after being placed in the third position on the Australian Labor Party’s Tasmanian ticket. She was elected to the sixth Senate seat for Tasmania, on preferences distributed from Andrew Wilkie, the Australian Greens’ second candidate for the Senate in Tasmania in the 2007 election. It was second time lucky for Bilyk, who had also been preselected in third spot on the Labor Senate ticket in Tasmania at the 2001 federal election, but failed to win a seat.
In March 2008, as a senator-elect, Bilyk was diagnosed with two benign brain tumours, which were surgically removed. Her experience with brain tumours motivated her to raise funds for research to improve the survival rate for cancer. To date, events she has organised have raised over $120,000 for Cure Brain Cancer Foundation.
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Catryna Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Catryna Bilyk celebrates birthday on February 7 of every year.
Top Facts about Catryna Bilyk
- Catryna Bilyk is an Australian Labor Party senator.
- She was born on 30 March 1967 in Hobart, Tasmania.
- Bilyk has been a senator since July 2008.
- Prior to politics, she worked as a teacher and union official.
- She holds a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Tasmania.
- Bilyk is an advocate for women’s rights and gender equality.
- She has served on several parliamentary committees, including the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade.
- In 2019, she introduced a bill to ban animal testing for cosmetics in Australia.
- Bilyk supports renewable energy and action on climate change.
- As of 2021, she serves as Deputy Chair of the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee.