About Sussan
 SUSSAN LEY MP - Federal Member for Farrer
Sussan Ley was born in Nigeria and she spent her early childhood in the Middle East. She was educated in England and Australia, and her tertiary qualifications include a Bachelor of Economics, Masters of Taxation Law and a Masters of Accounting. She also holds a commercial pilot’s licence.
Sussan’s career has been varied, working as an Air Traffic Controller at metropolitan airports, an aerial stock mustering pilot in outback New South Wales and Queensland, a wool and beef farmer and a Director of Technical Training with the Australian Taxation Office.
 Sussan lives in Albury with her three teenage children (and ‘sausage’ dog, Wally). As a migrant to Australia, Sussan says she has always seen this country as a bright happy place, full of opportunity. She is passionate about the lifestyles and landscapes of western NSW and she works hard for the future of rural and regional communities.
Sussan was first elected to the seat of Farrer in the 2001 election. She was returned in October 2004 and subsequently promoted to the position of Parliamentary Secretary (Children and Youth Affairs). Sussan changed portfolios in 2006 when she was appointed the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
In November 2007, Sussan was returned as the member for Farrer and appointed Shadow Minister for Housing and the Status of Women.
The boundaries of the electorate of Farrer were redistributed at the 2007 election to include part of the Western Division of NSW as well as the towns of Broken Hill, Menindee and Hay. The total area is now just under 200 000 square km.
The main issues facing Sussan's constituents - she believes- are the future of farming, particularly irrigated agriculture, drought support and the ongoing challenges of the 'city country divide'.
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