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Introduction
Libby Mettam is an Australian politician. She has been the Liberal member for Vasse in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since a by-election held on 18 October 2014. She is the Deputy Leader of the Western Australian Liberal Party since November 2020, and was acting leader of the party for ten days in March 2021, after party leader Zak Kirkup lost his seat in the 2021 state election. In the election, she was one of only two Liberal lower house MLAs to retain their seat, the other being party leader David Honey.
Early life
| Name | Libby Mettam |
| Net Worth | $4 million |
| Profession | Politician |
| Height | 1.73m |
| Age | 44 years |
Elizabeth Mettam was born on May 3, 1977 (age 44 years) in Subiaco, Australia. She has a Bachelor of Arts majoring in broadcasting from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, and a Masters in Public Administration from Curtin University.
Libby Mettam is the Daughter of Peter Mettam, a biochemist and her mother, Jenny Mettam.
Mettam’s grandmother, Rebecca Hansen emigrated to Australia from Glasgow aged 19 years. She travelled from London on a steamship to Western Australia, where she met Mettam’s grandfather, Harry. They raised six children, including Peter, Mettam’s father.
In 1951 Mettam’s mother, Jennifer, her siblings and her parents, Eileen and Charles arrived in Fremantle from England. She grew up in regional Western Australia, Kalgoorlie then Geraldton and in 1994 Libby left regional WA to seek further education.
Career
Libby Mattam worked as a journalist with the ABC and Channel Nine before spending a decade on the staff of Barry House.
Mettam was first elected to the Thirty-Ninth Parliament for Vasse at the by-election on 18 October 2014, held to fill the vacancy consequent upon the resignation of Troy Raymond Buswell. She was re-elected in 2017, then also in 2021.
She was acting Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 11 March 2020 to 7 December 2020.
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Lizzy Mettam was appointed Shadow Minister for Tourism; Small Business from 25 March 2017 to 27 June 2019. She then header shadow Minister for Transport; Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader from 27 June 2019 to 28 February 2020.
Shadow Minister for Transport; Ports; Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader from 28 February 2020 to 13 July 2020.
She was appointed Shadow Minister for Transport; Ports; Fisheries; Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader from 13 July 2020 to 8 December 2020. Then proceeded to Shadow Minister for Transport; Ports; Fisheries from 8 December 2020 to 29 January 2021.
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Form April 19, 2021. She is chosen as the Shadow Minister for Health; Mental Health; Disability Services; Prevention of Family & Domestic Violence.
Husband
Lizzy Mettam is married to longtime boyfriend Jonathan Winemaker. They have three children: two daughters, Bianca and Sophia, their brother Jonny. They live in a private house in Australia.
Lizzy Mettam’s net is estimated at around $4 million. Her salary is around $400,000 and Her main source of income is from her political career. She is one of the influential politicians in Australia.