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Janet Young is an Australian politician who served as a Senator for Victoria from 1975 to 1996. She was the first woman to serve as a Cabinet Minister in the Australian Government, and the first woman to serve as a Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate. Young was born in Melbourne, Australia, on 22 October 1951. She attended the University of Melbourne, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1972. Young was elected to the Senate in 1975, and served as a Senator for Victoria until 1996. She was appointed Minister for Education in the Hawke Government in 1983, and was the first woman to serve as a Cabinet Minister in the Australian Government. She was also the first woman to serve as a Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate. Young was a strong advocate for women's rights, and was instrumental in the passage of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984. She also served as the Minister for Employment, Education and Training from 1987 to 1993. Young retired from politics in 1996, and has since served on a number of boards and committees. She is currently a director of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a member of the Council of the University of Melbourne. Young has been married to her husband, John, since 1975, and they have two children. She is a keen gardener, and enjoys reading and travelling.

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Age 73 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 22 October 1951
Birthday 22 October
Birthplace Melbourne, Australia
Nationality Australia

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2008

Young has a doctorate in sports psychology and works as a senior lecturer in the College of Sport & Exercise Science at Melbourne's Victoria University. She served on the board of Tennis Australia from 2008 to 2016.

1970

Young competed on the WTA Tour in the 1970s and won a total three doubles titles, all of which during her successful partnership with Evonne Goolagong. The pair were finalists in eight tournaments across the 1973 season that also included semi-final appearances in three Grand Slams, the Australian Open, Wimbledon Championships and US Open. As a singles player she won the Queensland Open and South Australian Championships in 1973, both non tour events. At the 1973 Wimbledon Championships she made it to the fourth round was two games away from a place in the quarter-finals. In the third set she led a Young Chris Evert 4–0, but ended up losing 6–8. She was a doubles player in Australia's winning Federation Cup teams in 1973 and 1974. Teamed with Evonne Goolagong, they remained unbeaten and only dropped one set across both campaigns. She made two further Grand Slam doubles semi-finals, with Lesley Hunt at the 1974 Australian Open and Kym Ruddell at the 1977 Australian Open.

1951

Janet Anne Young (born 22 October 1951) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.