Dr Monique Ryan: ‘I was told my hair was an electoral liability’
Now a Federal MP, the paediatric neurologist talks about her career move from medicine into the bizarre world of national politics
New federal MP Dr Monique Ryan said she was warned her curly hair could be a political liability as she campaigned to unseat former Treasurer Josh Frydenberg.
The paediatric neurologist, who as one of the so-called ‘teal’ independents ended up defeating him by 6000 votes, has already made a name for herself in Canberra after telling Opposition hecklers to “put your masks on” while she was speaking on the health risks of repeated COVID-19 infections.
