Karen McKeown

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Councillor
Karen McKeown
MP
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Penrith
Assumed office
25 March 2023
Preceded by Stuart Ayres
Mayor of Penrith
In office
September 2015 – 26 September 2016
Preceded by Ross Fowler
Succeeded by John Thain
In office
28 September 2020 – 13 January 2022
Preceded by Ross Fowler
Succeeded by Tricia Hitchen
Member of the City of Penrith Council
for South Ward
Assumed office
2004
Personal details
Political party Labor
Spouse(s) Brendan[1]
Children 4
Residence Leonay[2]
Occupation Politician

Karen Anne McKeown OAM is an Australian politician who serves as the Member for Penrith in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. She was previously Mayor of Penrith.

Career

McKeown graduated from Western Sydney University with a Bachelor of Commerce degree majoring in management with double sub-majors in Law & Employee Relation.[3] She also holds an Executive Certificate for Elected Members from University of Technology Sydney and a Labour Law certificate from the University of Sydney[4] and she is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees.[3]

McKeown is Vice President of the Australian Local Government Women's Association NSW, a Councillor on Hawkesbury River County Council, Director of Penrith Performing & Visual Arts, a member of the Penrith CBD Corporation Board, Local Traffic Committee, Chair of Council's Resilience and Multicultural Committees, a Director of Local Government NSW and Australian Local Government Association and Deputy Chair of Active Super.[3]

Politics

McKeown was elected to Penrith City Council in 2004 and served as Deputy Mayor from 2006 to 2007 before serving as Mayor from 2015 to 2016. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party and was announced as the party's endorsed candidate for the New South Wales state seat of Penrith for the 2019 New South Wales state election but was defeated by the incumbent member Stuart Ayres.[5][6]

McKeown returned to the position of Deputy Mayor in 2019, serving in that capacity until acceding to the position of Mayor in 2020.[3] She was succeeded in that position by Tricia Hitchen in 2022.[7] She was announced as the Labor candidate for the state seat of Penrith at the 2023 election[1][8] and subsequently won the seat over sitting member Stuart Ayres.

Personal life

McKeown has four children and resides in Leonay with her husband Brendan.[1]

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New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Penrith
2023–present		 Incumbent
Civic offices
Preceded by
Ross Fowler
 Mayor of Penrith
2015–2016		 Succeeded by
John Thain
Mayor of Penrith
2020–2022		 Succeeded by
Tricia Hitchen

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