Wendy Machin

Wendy Susan Machin (born 14 October 1958 in Wingham, New South Wales), is a former Australian politician. She was the first woman member of the Nationals elected to the New South Wales Parliament and was Minister for Consumer Affairs and Minister Assisting the Minister for Roads and Assisting the Minister for Transport between 1993–1995. She was later president of the National Roads and Motorists' Association (NRMA) from 2008 to 2014.

Early life Machin studied at Wingham High School before earning a Bachelor of Arts (Communications) at the New South Wales Institute of Technology

Political career Machin worked for the Young National Party as a field organiser, serving on its State Executive, and as Communications Officer for the National Party of Australia from 1981–82. She appointed Minister for Consumer Affairs in the coalition government of John Fahey on 26 May 1993.

Post-parliamentary career Machin became the President of Save the Children Fund NSW in 1996, remaining in that position until 2000, as well as serving on the National Council for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect.

Between 1997 and 2000 Machin was the Deputy Chair of the Australian Republican Movement.

In 2005, Machin was elected to the board of the NRMA to represent the Coghlan region, which stretches from the Hunter River to the Queensland border. Following her re-election to the NRMA board on 8 December 2008, Machin became President on 10 December until November 2014.