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She is the first popularly elected woman to lead the City of Sydney and previously served in the NSW Parliament and on the City and South Sydney councils. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='box-sizing: border-box;font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing: 0px'><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>From March 1988, Clover was continuously elected to represent the Bligh/Sydney electorate as an independent MP in the NSW Parliament. She was forced to resign on 21 September 2012 after a state law made it illegal for her to continue in both roles.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>An opinion piece in the</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:major-fareast;color:#333333; mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> </span></span><em style='box-sizing: border-box'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:#333333;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Sydney Morning Herald</span></em><span class=apple-converted-space><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:major-fareast;color:#333333;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>once said: "In her 20 years as MP, with more successful private member's bills than anyone in a century, Moore has done more to keep the bastards honest than Don Chipp ever did.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='box-sizing: border-box;font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing: 0px'><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Throughout her public life, Clover has championed progressive policies.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='box-sizing: border-box;font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing: 0px'><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Small bars, freedom of information laws, whistleblower protection, disclosure of government contracts, boarding house protection, tenant's rights, strata title reform, making it illegal to incite hatred against members of the GLBT community and making same sex adoption legal are among her achievements.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='box-sizing: border-box;font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing: 0px'><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>When she held the balance of power alongside other independents in NSW, she delivered a charter of reform, called the most radical state political reform agenda of any Westminster Parliament in the 20th century.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='box-sizing: border-box;font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing: 0px'><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>As Lord Mayor, Clover has led the development and implementation of the City's internationally renowned long term plan – Sustainable Sydney 2030. The plan includes ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse emissions.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='box-sizing: border-box;font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing: 0px'><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Under her leadership, the City has developed a global reputation for delivering award-winning facilities, protecting open space, promoting design excellence, delivering new transport options, championing sustainability and initiating progressive solutions to complex city social problems.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='box-sizing: border-box;font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing: 0px'><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Clover is an arts graduate of Sydney University. She has two children, Sophie and Tom. She lives in inner-Sydney Redfern with husband Peter and and two staffies, Bessie and Buster.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Further information is available at <a href="https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/council-governance-administration/open-access-information"><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:major-fareast'>https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/council-governance-administration/open-access-information</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> </div> <div class="mgHelpLine" > </div> </div>  </div> <div class="mgFooter" > <p> </p> <input type="hidden" value="true" id="hidIsExtLinkNewWindow" name="hidIsExtLinkNewWindow"> <script src="edit-doc-activex.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="jquery-ui/js/jquery-3.5.1.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="jquery-ui/js/jquery-ui-1.13.2.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> var mgJQuery = jQuery.noConflict(true); var thisFormValidator; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="jquery-ui/json/json2.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="jquery-ui/Add-ons/mg.jqueryaddons.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="mgAjaxScripts.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="mgGraphScripts.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> function CommonAjaxInit() { Common_DocumentReady(false, 0); // FB16622 - Default changed from Mark T's original to 0 thereby disabling it if no value set. } mgJQuery(document).ready(CommonAjaxInit); //FB39842 RBFRS Website - Modern.Gov Councillors Page. 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