Monique Ryan — connections and sources

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Independent MP for Kooyong since 2022 · no sourced faction · attends 93% of votes

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Biography

Monique Marie Ryan (born 20 January 1967) is an Australian politician and former paediatric neurologist. She is currently the independent Member of Parliament for the Division of Kooyong, Victoria, having won the seat at the 2022 federal election and retaining it in 2025. Ryan completed her medical qualifications in Melbourne and Sydney, and Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She became director of neurology at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital in 2014. During her medical career, Ryan has published more than 150 peer-reviewed publications and supervised several clinical trials for neurological diseases. In the 2022 federal election, Ryan became an independent candidate for the…

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Date of birth: 1967-01-20
Place of birth: Melbourne, Australia
APH identifier: 297660

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Committee service

1 August 2022–presentJoint Standing — National Disability Insurance Scheme
1 August 2022–presentHouse of Representatives Standing — Health, Aged Care and Sport

Qualifications

1 January 2001–present(MMed)
1 January 1991–present(MBBS)

Occupations

1 January 2003–1 January 2022Paediatric neurologist from 2003 to 2022.

Current parliamentary service

2025 — presentRe-elected 2025Source
2022 — 2025Elected to the House of Representatives for Kooyong, Victoria, 2022.Source

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