Monique Ryan
MP
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Kooyong
Assumed office
21 May 2022
Preceded byJosh Frydenberg
Personal details
Born
Monique Marie Ryan

(1967-01-20) 20 January 1967[1]
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Labor (2007–2010)
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
University of Sydney
OccupationPaediatric neurologist
Known forDirector of Neurology at The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
Websitehttps://www.moniqueryan.com.au/

Monique Marie Ryan (born 20 January 1967) is an Australian paediatric neurologist and politician. She is currently the member of parliament for the federal seat of Kooyong, having won the seat at the 2022 Australian federal election.

Ryan completed her medical qualifications in Melbourne, Sydney and Boston, before becoming Director of Neurology at Melbourne's Royal Children Hospital in 2014. In 2022, Ryan became the "teal independent" candidate for the division of Kooyong, supported by Climate 200, and defeated the incumbent Liberal member Josh Frydenberg, who was also the Treasurer in the Morrison government at the time.

Early life

Ryan was born in Melbourne on 20 January 1967.[1] She has a twin sister and is one of seven children born to Maurice and Marguerite Ryan. Her father was a telecommunications executive and her mother was a charity worker who served as CEO of the Christian Brothers Foundation, and founded Women for Women in Africa, a charity supporting the Kibera slum in Kenya.[2][3]

Ryan grew up in the suburbs of Caulfield North, Toorak and Hawthorn.[2] She attended Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak, graduating as dux in 1984.[4]

Medical career

Ryan graduated in medicine at the University of Melbourne in 1991. Ryan then completed her pediatric training in Sydney, Australia and a neurology residency at the Children's Hospital Boston, in Boston, Massachusetts. Ryan also completed a neurophysiology fellowship at the Lahey Clinic in Boston, Massachusetts.[5] In 2014, Ryan became Director of Neurology at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne.[5]

Ryan has over 150 peer-reviewed publications and has been a principal investigator on a number of clinical trials.[5] She is joint editor of Neuromuscular Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence.[6]

Publications

Ryan's publications have over 10,000 citations, and she has an H index of 50, which is a measure of the impact of her research.[7]

Select publications include the following:

  • Nemaline myopathy: a clinical study of 143 cases (2001) MM Ryan, C Schnell, CD Strickland, LK Shield, G Morgan, ST Iannaccone, et al. Annals of Neurology: Official Journal of the American Neurological. 50:3. 312–320.[8]
  • Clinical course correlates poorly with muscle pathology in nemaline myopathy (2003) MM Ryan, B Ilkovski, CD Strickland, C Schnell, D Sanoudou, C Midgett, ... Neurology 60 (4), 665–673.[9]
  • Guillain–Barré syndrome in childhood (2005) MM Ryan. Journal of paediatrics and child health 41 (5–6), 237–241.[10]
  • Mobile arm supports in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a pilot study of user experience and outcomes (2021) A Cruz, L Callaway, M Randall, M Ryan. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 16 (8), 880–889.[11]
  • McDonald CM, Henricson EK, Abresch RT, Duong T, Joyce NC, Hu F, Clemens PR, Hoffman EP, Cnaan A, Gordish-Dressman H; CINRG Investigators. Long-term effects of glucocorticoids on function, quality of life, and survival in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a prospective cohort study. Lancet. 2017 Nov 22. pii: S0140–6736(17)32160–8.[12]
  • Finkel RS, Mercuri E, Darras BT, Connolly AM, Kuntz NL, Kirschner J, Chiriboga CA, Saito K, Servais L, Tizzano E, Topaloglu H, Tulinius M, Montes J, Glanzman AM, Bishop K, Zhong ZJ, Gheuens S, Bennett CF, Schneider E, Farwell W, De Vivo DC; ENDEAR Study Group. Nusinersen versus Sham Control in Infantile-Onset Spinal Muscular Atrophy. N Engl J Med. 2017;377: 1723–1732.[13]

Election campaign

Ryan was announced as the independent candidate to run in the 2022 federal election in the division of Kooyong. Her candidacy came about after she responded to an advertisement in The Age calling for an independent to unseat Josh Frydenberg, after he had previously received an 8% swing against him in the previous election.[2] Ryan was one of a number of centrist "teal independents" who campaigned to unseat "moderate" Liberal Party MPs on the basis of a lack of action on climate change, amongst other policies[2]

Ryan's campaign was backed by Voices of Kooyong[2] and was reported to have 1500 volunteers and more than 2000 donors, as of April 2022.[14]

On 2 May, Frydenberg stated at a function that Ryan's mother-in-law had approached him in the street and stated she would vote for him.[15] Ryan initially stated that the anecdote was untrue, but later stated that it was true, and that it was inappropriate for family members to be drawn into the campaign.[16]

On 5 May, Ryan and Frydenberg participated in a televised debate hosted by Sky News in Hawthorn Town Hall in front of a live audience.[17] During the debate, Ryan called Frydenberg the "Treasurer for New South Wales", a criticism of the federal government's approach to COVID-19 that was perceived to favour NSW over Victoria.[18]

By 6 May, Ryan's campaign stated that it had issued more than 3000 corflutes and posters, enough for 1 in 25 houses in Kooyong.[19]

In early May, the walls of a pub in Kew junction were painted with a mural depicting Ryan, but the painting was stopped on the 13th of May as the building owner had not given permission.[20]

Member of parliament

Ryan won Kooyong at the 2022 election, receiving 52.9% of the two-candidate vote, defeating federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg.[21][22] Ryan indicated her first priority would be action on climate change.[23]

Dispute with Sally Rugg

After winning the seat of Kooyong at the 2022 election, Ryan hired Sally Rugg as chief of staff. Disagreements emerged regarding Rugg's work hours and responsibilities. Further incidents later arose which Rugg alleged amounted to hostile conduct in the workplace.[24][25]

In January 2023 Rugg resigned as chief of staff and a court application was lodged alleging a breach of FWA general protections.[26][25][27] Rugg claimed to have been forced to work excessive hours, and that Ryan had justified this by saying that she wished to be Prime Minister one day.[28] Ryan publicly disagreed with these statements.[24]

After failures at mediation the case looked to proceed to trial. An injunction for reinstatement by was denied by Justice Debra Mortimer. The case was anticipated by legal academics as potentially of precedent value for Australian employment law.[29] On 8 May 2023 the dispute was resolved, with Rugg accepting a settlement of $100,000 with no admission of fault, and all parties paying their own costs.[30][31]

Political views

Ryan is a self-described centrist.[32] She campaigned on a platform of action on climate change, political integrity, and gender equality.

Ryan was previously a member of the Australian Labor Party between 2007 and 2010.[33]

Ryan has called for the release of Julian Assange from jail, and travelled to the United States in September 2023 with other politicians to lobby for his release, including Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce.[34][35]

Ryan supported the Yes campaign in the unsuccessful 2023 referendum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.[36]

2023 Israel-Palestine conflict

On October 13, 2023, Ryan attended a pro-Israel rally in Caulfield, Melbourne.[37]

On October 17, 2023, Ryan voted in favour of a parliamentary resolution that condemned Hamas' attacks against Israel.[38] The Greens proposed an amendment to the resolution, adding a statement that parliament also condemns “war crimes perpetrated by the State of Israel, including the bombing of Palestinian civilians”, which Ryan voted against.[38] Fellow "teals" Kylea Tink and Sophie Scamps voted in favour of the amendment, which was not successful. The resolution ultimately passed with the support of the government, opposition, and several crossbenchers.[39]

On November 3, 2023, Ryan called for a "humanitarian pause" in the conflict, describing the "human suffering in Gaza" as "intolerable".[40] In response, the principal of a Jewish school in the electorate of Kooyong published an open letter criticised Ryan for not mentioning Israeli suffering in her statements.[41]

Awards

Ryan has been awarded prizes for her research in neurology, in International Congress and Societies.[42]

  • 2000 – Child Neurology Society (USA)
  • 2022 – American Academy of Neurologists
  • 2006 – XIth International Congress on Neuromuscular Disorders

Personal life

Ryan is a supporter of the Carlton Football Club, and lives in Hawthorn with her husband Peter, two step-children and a son.[43]

References

  1. 1 2 "Dr Monique Ryan MP". Parliament of Australia.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Gordan, Josh (21 December 2021). ""Like taking on Bambi": The children's doctor aiming to unseat the treasurer". The Age. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Marguerite Ryan AM". Women for Women in Africa. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Loreto Toorak Alumna's Journey to Parliament". Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "Professor Monique Ryan" The Royal Children's Hospital. Retrieved 20 Jan 2022
  6. ↑ Darras, Basil T.; Jones, H. Royden; Ryan, Monique M.; De Vivo, Darryl C., eds. (3 December 2014), Neuromuscular disorders of infancy, childhood, and adolescence: A clinician's approach (2nd ed.), Academic Press (published 2015), ISBN 978-0-12-417127-5
  7. ↑ "Monique Ryan". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  8. ↑ Ryan, Monique M.; Schnell, Christina; Strickland, Corinne D.; Shield, Lloyd K.; Morgan, Graeme; Iannaccone, Susan T.; Laing, Nigel G.; Beggs, Alan H.; North, Kathryn N. (September 2001). "Nemaline myopathy: A clinical study of 143 cases". Annals of Neurology. 50 (3): 312–320. doi:10.1002/ana.1080. ISSN 0364-5134. PMID 11558787. S2CID 8648543.
  9. ↑ Ryan, M. M.; Ilkovski, B.; Strickland, C. D.; Schnell, C.; Sanoudou, D.; Midgett, C.; Houston, R.; Muirhead, D.; Dennett, X.; Shield, L. K.; Girolami, U. De (25 February 2003). "Clinical course correlates poorly with muscle pathology in nemaline myopathy". Neurology. 60 (4): 665–673. doi:10.1212/01.WNL.0000046585.81304.BC. ISSN 0028-3878. PMID 12601110. S2CID 11652174.
  10. ↑ Ryan, Monique M (May 2005). "Guillain-Barre syndrome in childhood". Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 41 (5–6): 237–241. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1754.2005.00602.x. ISSN 1034-4810. PMID 15953319. S2CID 28054112.
  11. ↑ Cruz, Ashlee; Callaway, Libby; Randall, Melinda; Ryan, Monique (17 November 2021). "Mobile arm supports in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a pilot study of user experience and outcomes". Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. 16 (8): 880–889. doi:10.1080/17483107.2020.1749892. ISSN 1748-3107. PMID 32293211. S2CID 215772766.
  12. ↑ McDonald, Craig M.; Henricson, Erik K.; Abresch, Richard T.; Duong, Tina; Joyce, Nanette C.; Hu, Fengming; Clemens, Paula R.; Hoffman, Eric P.; Cnaan, Avital; Gordish-Dressman, Heather; CINRG Investigators (3 February 2018). "Long-term effects of glucocorticoids on function, quality of life, and survival in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a prospective cohort study". Lancet. 391 (10119): 451–461. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32160-8. ISSN 1474-547X. PMID 29174484. S2CID 46764521.
  13. ↑ Finkel, Richard S.; Mercuri, Eugenio; Darras, Basil T.; Connolly, Anne M.; Kuntz, Nancy L.; Kirschner, Janbernd; Chiriboga, Claudia A.; Saito, Kayoko; Servais, Laurent; Tizzano, Eduardo; Topaloglu, Haluk (2 November 2017). "Nusinersen versus Sham Control in Infantile-Onset Spinal Muscular Atrophy". The New England Journal of Medicine. 377 (18): 1723–1732. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1702752. ISSN 1533-4406. PMID 29091570. S2CID 4771819.
  14. ↑ "Kooyong poll points to loss for Frydenberg". Seven News. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  15. ↑ "Kooyong independent candidate Monique Ryan says Frydenberg's mother-in-law anecdote is 'unacceptable'". www.9news.com.au. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  16. ↑ Huitson, Joseph (2 May 2022). "Ryan concedes relative will vote for Frydenberg". Sky news. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "Josh Frydenberg and challenger Monique Ryan clash over climate policy, prospect of hung parliament". SBS News. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  18. ↑ Dexter, Paul Sakkal, Rachael (5 May 2022). "Frydenberg calls 'Treasurer for NSW' label insulting after fiery debate". The Age. Retrieved 1 December 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  19. ↑ Wahlquist, Calla (5 May 2022). "Josh Frydenberg pleads with unhappy Liberal voters to stick by him as pressure in Kooyong grows". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  20. ↑ Sakkal, Paul (13 May 2022). "Monique Ryan and building owners in Kooyong mural face-off". The Age. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  21. ↑ Juanola, Marta Pascual (23 May 2022). "Independent Monique Ryan claims victory over Josh Frydenberg in Kooyong". The Age. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  22. ↑ "ABC News". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  23. ↑ "'It is possible': Frydenberg not ready to concede defeat in Kooyong". Nine News. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  24. 1 2 Karp, Paul (3 March 2023). "Sally Rugg v Monique Ryan: court documents reveal how working relationship fell apart". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  25. 1 2 "Rugg v Commonwealth of Australia as represented by the Department of Finance [2023] FCA 179". www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  26. ↑ Thompson, Angus (30 January 2023). "Activist, adviser Sally Rugg takes boss Monique Ryan to court". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  27. ↑ "Monique Ryan taken to court by Sally Rugg". Australian Financial Review. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  28. ↑ "'I want to be PM', teal Monique Ryan told 'overworked' staffer". Australian Financial Review. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  29. ↑ Carabetta, Giuseppe (8 March 2023). "What are 'reasonable' hours? The Ryan-Rugg legal stoush may help the rest of us know". The Conversation. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  30. ↑ Karp, Paul (8 May 2023). "Sally Rugg accepts $100,000 to settle workplace dispute with MP Monique Ryan". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  31. ↑ Le Grand, Chip (8 May 2023). "Launched in a blaze of publicity, Ryan v Rugg settles in a whimper". The Age. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  32. ↑ "The Election Battle and "nicer" politics". Q&A. 26 May 2022. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022. And that's why people such as myself, who are sensible centrists, have stepped into the middle, representing the values of traditional small-L liberals...
  33. ↑ "Kooyong independent insists she is a 'cleanskin' despite former Labor membership". The Age. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  34. ↑ Nilsson, Anton (4 September 2023). "Joyce, Ryan and four other Australian politicians to share hotel in DC during Assange lobbying trip". Crikey. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  35. ↑ Knott, Matthew (4 September 2023). "Barnaby Joyce and Monique Ryan agree on two things: the weather and freeing Julian Assange". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  36. ↑ "Monique Ryan 'proud' as Kooyong records one of highest 'Yes' votes". www.9news.com.au. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  37. ↑ Green, Eli; Achenza, Madeline (14 October 2023). "MP Monique Ryan spotted at Israel rally as hundreds attend pro-Palestinian rallies across country". news.com.au. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  38. 1 2 "Labor MP says Israel should be condemned for 'annihilation'". Australian Financial Review. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  39. ↑ "Federal Parliament condemns Hamas attacks". ABC listen. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  40. ↑ November 03; 2023 - 8:24pm (3 November 2023), Monique Ryan under fire for comments on Israel-Hamas war, retrieved 1 December 2023{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  41. ↑ Abbott, Lachlan (3 November 2023). "Monique Ryan defends record on Israel after Jewish principal slams Gaza post". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  42. ↑ "Neurology: Professor Monique Ryan". www.rch.org.au. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  43. ↑ Fyfe, Melissa. "'I ain't no Bambi': How a paediatrician ended up in politics". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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