Celia Hammond

Early life Hammond was born in Northam, Western Australia, and moved to the Perth suburb of City Beach at the age of 10. She studied law at the University of Western Australia, graduating in 1991. Her father Kevin Hammond was the Chief Judge of the District Court of Western Australia.

Career Hammond was admitted as a legal practitioner in 1992. She lectured at the University of Western Australia from 1994 to 1998, She resigned the post in February 2019 to enter politics, although she had planned to retire later in the year. She retained the seat for the Liberals with a reduced majority.

In a Parliamentary speech during October 2021, Celia Hammond outlined her experiences suffering anorexia nervosa, over the course of a decade-long battle. She stated that, rather than seeking sympathy, she simply wanted to de-stigmatise the disease which affects so many young women and girls.

Hammond was defeated at the 2022 election by independent candidate Kate Chaney.