Penny Wong
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Age | 56 |
| Web site | www.pennywong.com.au |
| Date of birth | November 5,1968 |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Kota Kinabalu |
| Malaysia | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party |
| State/territory | South Australia |
| Partner | Sophie Allouache |
| Children | Alexandra Wong |
| Siblings | Toby Wong |
| Job | Lawyer |
| Politician | |
| Education | The University of Adelaide |
| Scotch College Adelaide | |
| University of South Australia | |
| Official site | pennywong.com.au |
| Current partner | Sophie Allouache |
| Position | Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Senate |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia since 2022 | |
| Parents | Jane Chapman |
| Francis Wong | |
| Books | Climate Change, the Economy, the Environment: Statement by the Honourable Penny Wong MP, Minister for Climate Change and Water, and the Honourable Peter Garrett AM MP, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, 13 May 2008 |
| Alexandra Wong | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Previous position | Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Senate (2013–2022) |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 433446 |
Penny Wong Life story
Penelope Ying-Yen Wong is an Australian politician who is currently serving as the Minister for Foreign Affairs and leader of the Government in the Senate in the Albanese Government since 2022. A member of the Australian Labor Party, she has been a Senator for South Australia since 2002.
Australian Cheng Lei freed from China detention
... " She was met at the airport by the Foreign Minister Penny Wong, " Australia s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, announcing her release...
China accuses UK of harbouring Hong Kong fugitives
... " Australia s Foreign Minister Penny Wong said her government was " deeply disappointed" by the announcement and said Australia " remains deeply concerned by the continuing erosion of Hong Kong s rights, freedoms and autonomy"...
Nathan Law: Hong Kong activist in UK fears for safety over bounty
... Australia s Foreign Minister Penny Wong said her government was " deeply disappointed" by the announcement and said Australia " remains deeply concerned by the continuing erosion of Hong Kong s rights, freedoms and autonomy...
Papua New Guinea kidnap: Archaeologist Bryce Barker and colleagues freed
... Penny Wong, Australia s foreign minister, has also thanks the PNG government for " its leadership in securing a safe & peaceful resolution"...
Mardi Gras: Australia's PM Anthony Albanese first to join march
... " Penny Wong, the first openly gay female in Australia s parliament, also took part in the celebrations...
The trip that transformed Australia and China ties, five decades on
... " Another such meeting will take place on Wednesday when Australia s Foreign Minister Penny Wong meets her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Beijing...
Australia reverses decision to recognise West Jerusalem as Israeli capital
... Canberra s decision in 2018 had undermined peace and put Australia out of step with other nations, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said...
Why Australia is declaring a 'new era' in the Pacific
... Labor s new foreign minister Penny Wong says she - as someone born in Malaysia - has a " personal understanding" of lingering colonial attitudes and promised to speak to the Pacific with more respect...
Australian Cheng Lei freed from China detention
By Hannah RitchieBBC News, Sydney
Journalist Cheng Lei has returned home to Australia after More Than three years of detention in China.
" She was met at The Airport by the Foreign Minister Penny Wong , " Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Said , announcing her release.
Cheng Lei was working as a business reporter for China's state-run English Language TV station CGTN when she was arrested on 13 August 2020.
She was later accused of " illegally supplying state secrets overseas".
Her charges were never made public, and she was never sentenced.
Mr Albanese has Said she has been reunited with her Two Children in Melbourne.
" Her return brings an end to a very difficult few years for her family. The government has been seeking this for a long period of time and her return will be warmly welcomed not just by her family and friends but by all Australians, " Mr Albanese Said .
He added that her matter " was concluded through the legal processes in China".
Ms Cheng spent The First six months of her detention in solitary confinement without charge.
In August, she spoke publicly for the First Time about her imprisonment in an open letter to The People of Australia which had been dictated to a group of diplomats who were able to speak with her each month.
" I miss The Sun . In my cell, the sunlight shines through The Window , but I can stand in it for only 10 hours a year. I can't believe I used to avoid The Sun when I was living back in Australia… It'll probably rain The First Two Weeks I'm back in Melbourne. "
" I haven't seen a tree in three years, " She Said .
Source of news: bbc.com
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