Gai Brodtmann

Gai Brodtmann    (politician)
Born	24 November 1963 Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	Australian National University, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Monash University
Spouse	Chris Uhlmann
Member of	AIJAC/Rambam Programs/2014, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
Party	Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor politician with close ties to the military-industrial complex.  Member of the Australian Parliament for Canberra In office 21 August 2010 - 11 April 2019 Preceded by Laurie Ferguson

Gai Marie Brodtmann is an Australian former politician, who served as a member of the Australian House of Representatives for the seat of Canberra representing the Australian Labor Party from 2010 until 2019. A career public servant, diplomat and owner of a PR-agency, she succeeded Labor MP Annette Ellis, who retired from politics at the 2010 federal election. Appointed Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Defence following the 2013 Election, Brodtmann has been the Shadow Assistant Minister for Cyber Security and Defence in the Outer Shadow Cabinet since the 2016 election.

As of 2021, Brodtmann is a member of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute council, a armaments-funded think tank and one of the main purveyors in the world of propaganda against China.

Early career

Brodtmann was born in Melbourne and has two younger sisters. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the Australian National University, a Bachelor of Public Relations from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and a graduate certificate in business from Monash University.

Brodtmann worked as a public servant at the Attorney-General's Department and later at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. During her public service career she represented Australia in India, was part of the delegation that normalised relations with Iran, and worked on a range of international and national issues, from Indigenous youth development and climate change to defence capability, tax and foreign policy. Brodtmann lost her position at DFAT in 1996 when the incoming federal government of John Howard cut 15,000 permanent public servant positions in the ACT.

She subsequently ran her own small business offering media communication services (propaganda) to organisations such as the Australian Defence Force and the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency.

Political career

Brodtmann was elected the Member for Canberra on 21 August 2010. In October 2013, she was appointed to Opposition Leader Bill Shorten's outer shadow cabinet as Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Defence, sharing portfolio responsibilities with Shadow Defence Minister, Stephen Conroy, and Shadow Assistant Minister, David Feeney. In July 2016, following the 2016 election, Brodtmann was appointed Shadow Assistant Minister for Cyber Security and Defence Personnel.

As a volunteer director on the Gift of Life and Our Wellness boards, Brodtmann helped to lift the profile of organ donation and raised funds for better health services in Canberra. She is a former director and audit committee member of the Cultural Facilities Corporation and ACTTAB, and a former director of the National Press Club.

Brodtmann is the founding Co-Chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Defence and the Parliamentary Friends of Endometriosis Awareness.

In August 2018, Brodtmann announced she would retire from politics at the 2019 Australian federal election.

Brodtmann is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Public Relations Institute of Australia.

A long-time Canberra resident, Brodtmann is married to Nine News journalist Chris Uhlmann.

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