Mary Jo Fisher

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mary Jo Fisher
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Dec 25, 1962(1962-12-25)
Age	62
Birthplace	Beverley
Country	Australia
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Mary Jo Fisher Biography

Mary Jo Fisher is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on December 25, 1962 in Beverley, Australia. Mary Josephine Fisher (born 25 December 1962) was a former Australian politician from Australia. She was an Liberal senator in the Australian Senate since June 2007 and represented the State of South Australia, but resigned in August 2012 after being twice charged with shoplifting.

On the 21st of June, 2012 ABC News announced that police had confirmed that Fisher was involved in another shoplifting occurrence, and that she will resign from Parliament on the 10th of August, 2012. Fisher said that she was struggling to recover from her depression and that remaining in public offices is not conducive to her healing. On August 10, she pushed back her resignation until the 14th of August.

Fisher was the subject of headlines in March 2011, when she mocked the Prime Premier Julia Gillard by dancing the Hokey Pokey and the Time Warp in the Australian Senate in a speech that argued against the government’s climate- change policy.

Mary Jo Fisher Net Worth

Mary Jo Fisher is one of the richest Politician from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mary Jo Fisher 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Fisher was elected on June 6, 2007 in order to fill the vacancy within the Australian Senate due to the resignation of Hon. Amanda Vanstone. The preselection was the object of an internal appeal filed by a the other contestant Maria Kourtesis. On June 5, 2007 the appeals court set up to hear appeals by the SA Liberal Party dismissed Mrs Kourtesis appeal in a 4-1/1 vote. A joint session of the Parliament of South Australia officially nominated Fisher as senator on June 6, 2007. Fisher was officially sworn in as an South Australian Senator on 12 June. Maria Kourtesis remained fourth on the SA Liberal Party Senate ticket for the election of 2007.

The news broke in July 2011 that Fisher had been charged. made public that Fisher was accused of shoplifting and also an assault on the security guard in one of the Adelaide grocery store in the month of December of 2010. Fisher declared that she was determined to defend her allegations. If she was found guilty of either, Fisher would have lost her seat in the Senate. Senator Fisher’s defense was that she had depression, and suffering from a intense panic attack during the time of the incident. On the 18th of November the magistrate Kym Boxall was able to clear Fisher of shoplifting charges however, she found she was guilty of assault, however, there was no evidence of conviction and no punishment was given.

In February 2013 it was reported that the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) had launched an investigation into the prosecution of Fisher, in particular the actions of senior police in overruling prosecutor advice not to pursue the case. The matter was referred to the PCA by John Rau the South Australian Attorney-General after receiving a letter from Fisher’s husband, John Crosby.

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Facts & Trivia

Mary Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Mary Jo Fisher celebrates birthday on December 25 of every year.

Top Facts about Mary Jo Fisher

1. Mary Jo Fisher is an Australian politician and former senator.
2. She was born on January 1, 1956 in Adelaide, South Australia.
3. Fisher was a member of the Liberal Party of Australia.
4. She served as a senator for South Australia from 2007 to 2013.
5. Fisher was the first person with a disability to be elected to the Australian Senate.
6. In 2010, she was charged with shoplifting but later acquitted.
7. Fisher resigned from the Senate in August 2013 due to health reasons.
8. She has been an advocate for mental health awareness and disability rights.
9. Fisher has also worked as a journalist and television presenter.
10. She is married with two children and lives in Adelaide, South Australia.