Sally Sitou (born 24 September 1982) is an Australian politician who is the Labor member for the Division of Reid as of the 2022 Australian federal election. She defeated the incumbent Liberal member, Fiona Martin.
Early years and background
Sitou was born in Canley Vale, New South Wales, the second child of Chinese parents who fled Laos after the Vietnam War. She went to Canley Vale Public School and Sefton High School and completed a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology – Honours) at Macquarie University. She spent more than a decade working in the international education and international development sectors, and was most recently employed at the University of Sydney.
She is married with one child.
Politics
Sitou has been a member of the Australian Labor Party since 2006, working on a number of campaigns, including the 2007 Bennelong campaign in which Maxine McKew defeated sitting prime minister John Howard. She worked as an adviser to Jason Clare, member for Blaxland.
In 2021, Sitou was preselected as the ALP's candidate for the Division of Reid, and she achieved a swing of 8.4 percent to win the seat in the May 2022 federal election.