Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s mother dies at Adelaide hospice
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s mother has died. Wong said her mother, Jane Chapman, died on Sunday. She was a woman of “exceptional intellect and penetrating insight, of mischievous wit and endless curiosity”, Wong said on social media.
Penny Wong - Wikipedia
Born in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia to a Chinese Malaysian father from the town of Sandakan and an English Australian mother from Adelaide, Wong was educated at Scotch College prior to attending the University of Adelaide, graduating with Bachelor of …
Penny Wong parents: Meet Jane Chapman & Francis Wong
Oct 11, 2023 · In Penny’s case, her parents, Jane Chapman and Francis Wong, have played an influential role in her life. Advertisement. Jane Chapman, of English Australian descent, and Francis Wong, a Malaysian Chinese man of Hakka origin, had …
Yesterday my beloved mother,... - Penny Wong - Senator for SA
Yesterday my beloved mother, Jane Chapman, left us peacefully. Mum was a woman of exceptional intellect and penetrating insight, of mischievous wit and endless curiosity. Most of all she was a...
Penny Wong opens up about motherhood and her daughters
Oct 8, 2019 · Australian Labor senator Penny Wong speaks on why motherhood as been her most difficult role and the moment she considered quitting politics.
Penny Wong | Yesterday my beloved mother, Jane ... - Instagram
Apr 14, 2024 · 26K likes, 1,515 comments - senatorpennywong on April 14, 2024: "Yesterday my beloved mother, Jane Chapman, left us peacefully. Mum was a woman of exceptional intellect and penetrating insight, of mischievous wit and endless curiosity.
‘Fantastic as fiction’: Penny Wong on becoming Australia’s top …
Aug 20, 2024 · Wong’s mother is Australian-born while her father is originally from Malaysia. Penny Wong on a panel with former Australian foreign minister Gareth Evans, also an advisory board member of the...
First Day: Penny Wong’s journey from shy student to Senator
Born in Malaysia to an Australian mother and a Malaysian father, the dry heat of Adelaide was an assault on the senses for a child who had grown up in the tropics. “I remember the first time I jumped into the sea here, and how cold it was," she said.
Penny Wong Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life
Her father, Francis Wong was a Malaysian Chinese Hakka and her mother, Jane Wong was a European Australian. Penny's parents separated in 1976 and she moved to Adelaide, South Australia with her mother and younger brother Toby.
Penny Wong: ‘My story illustrates our shared history and future’
Jun 30, 2022 · Senator Wong has previously spoken of the racism she faced as a mixed race child moving to Adelaide with her mother and late brother in 1977 after the breakup of her parents’ marriage.