Heather McTaggart

Who is Heather McTaggart?

Heather McTaggart is an Australian politician. A member of the Australian Labor Party, she represented the electoral district of Evelyn in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2006.

Heather McTaggart attended Whitehorse Technical College in Box Hill from 1973 to 1978. Following high school she worked as a secretary in the stockbroking industry until 1981, when she began working at Esanda Finance Corporation Ltd in numerous roles until 1995. From 1997 to 1998 she worked as an integration aid at Fernhill Pre-School.

McTaggart moved to Mount Evelyn, at the northern base of the Dandenong Ranges, around 1989 with her husband Greg. Greg died soon afterwards at the age of 33, and shortly after his funeral, Heather discovered that she was pregnant. Following the birth of her first child, Matthew, Heather left full-time employment to take on parenting duties. She joined the Lilydale branch of the Australian Labor Party and developed an interest in special education. To her second husband Ken, she had twin girls, Keely and Tamsin.

She was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in the 2002 Victorian election as the member for Evelyn, winning the seat from the Liberal MP Christine Fyffe, however Fyffe regained the seat at the next election in 2006.