Penny Wong

Quick Facts

Full Name	Penny Wong
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Nov 5, 1968(1968-11-05)
Age	56
Birthplace	Kota Kinabalu
Country	Malaysia
Birth City	Sabah
Horoscope	Scorpio

Penny Wong Biography

Penny Wong is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on November 5, 1968 in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Australian politician who was elected Senator from South Australia in 2002. She was later the leader of the Opposition in the Senate becoming the first woman in nation’s history to have the title.

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While at university, she became involved with the leadership of the Adelaide University Labor Club in 1988, and has been a delegate to the South Australian Labor Party State Convention every year since 1989, (with the exception of 1995). She also worked part-time for the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), and won a position on the National Executive of the National Union of Students. A number of her contemporaries at university went on to become Australian politicians. Former senator for South Australia, Natasha Stott Despoja, was a contemporary, along with former Premier of South Australia Jay Weatherill (with whom she had a relationship) and Mark Butler, Labor MP for Port Adelaide.

Wong graduated from the University of South Australia in 1992, and continued her association with the CFMEU as an industrial officer. She was admitted to the South Australian Bar in 1993. During 1995 and 1996, Wong acted as an advisor to the CFMEU and to the newly elected New South Wales state government, specialising in the area of forest policy in the middle of the fierce 1990s environmental battles over logging in NSW.

She began a romance to Sophie Allouache in 2005.

Penny Wong Net Worth

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

She was a student at Adelaide’s University of Adelaide where she was involved in the University Labor Club.

She was employed by The Liquor, Hospitality, and Miscellaneous Union.

Penelope Ying-Yen Wong (born 5 November 1968) is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for South Australia since 2002. She has served as Senate leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) since 2013, and is currently Leader of the Opposition in the Senate. She was a cabinet minister in the Rudd and Gillard Governments from 2007 to 2013.

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Who is Penny Wong Dating?

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Wong is a lesbian and came out publicly a month after she assumed her Senate seat in 2002. In 2010, Wong was selected by readers of Samesame website as one of the 25 most influential lesbian Australians. Wong’s domestic partner, Sophie Allouache, is a public servant and former University of Adelaide Students’ Association president. In December 2011, Allouache gave birth to their first child, after announcing the IVF-assisted pregnancy using donor sperm in August 2011. Allouache gave birth to their second daughter in 2015, at the Adelaide Women’s and Children’s Hospital. While at university, Wong dated Jay Weatherill, who later became Premier of South Australia.

Facts & Trivia

Penny Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Malaysia. Penny Wong celebrates birthday on November 5 of every year.

In June 2005, Wong was appointed Shadow Minister for Employment and Workforce Participation, and Shadow Minister for Corporate Governance and Responsibility. Following the reshuffle in December 2006, she became responsible for the portfolios of Public Administration and Accountability, Corporate Governance and Responsibility, and Workforce Participation.