Judy Gamin

Who is Judy Gamin?

Judith Margaret Gamin is a former Australian politician. She was a National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, representing the district of South Coast from 1988 to 1989 and the district of Burleigh from 1992 to 2001.

Gamin was born in Broken Hill, New South Wales, the daughter of George Read Fisher, chairman of Mount Isa Mines Ltd, and Eileen Elaine Triggs, a registered nurse. She was educated at Broken Hill convent and Loreto convent in Adelaide before studying at the University of Adelaide. She moved to Queensland in the early 1950s where she married Paul Barry Gamin in 1957. Mr Gamin would also go onto become an elected politician, serving as a Gold Coast City councillor. The couple produced three sons and two daughters.

Gamin became involved with the National Party in the late 1960s, benefiting from her father's deep ties within the party. She stood as the National Party candidate for the Gold Coast based seat of Moncrieff at the 1984 federal election, losing to Liberal candidate Kathy Sullivan.