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Zali SteggallOAM(born 16 April 1974) is an Australian politician, lawyer and formerWinter Olympic athlete. She has been theindependentmember forWarringahsince the2019 Australian federal electionwhen she defeated the incumbent, formerPrime MinisterTony Abbott.
Before entering politics, Steggall was an internationally successfulalpine skier, winning a bronze medal in slalom at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, and a World Championship gold medal in 1999.[1] In the Winter Olympics she is Australia's first individual medallist and first female medallist.[1] Steggall's Olympic career extended fromAlbertville in 1992 toSalt Lake City in 2002. After her Olympic career, Steggall completed a law degree and began working as a solicitor, and then as a barrister. Steggall also became involved in several NGOs, including serving as director of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame from 2014 to 2019. At the 2019 federal election, Steggall ran as an independent candidate and won the seat, and increased her margin at the2022 federal election.