Maryka Groenewald
{{Short description|Australian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Maryka Groenewald.png
| office = Leader of the Australian Christians
| term_start = 2023
| office2 = Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council
| termstart2 = 2025
| party = Australian Christians
}}
Maryka Groenewald is an Australian politician. She is the leader of the Australian Christians party and a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council.
Political career
Groenewald was the WA State Director of the Australian Christians Party.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-09 |title=Maryka Groenewald: Leading with Faith & Integrity {{!}} |url=https://australianchristians.org.au/maryka-groenewald-australian-christians/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |language=en-US}} She was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council in the 2025 Western Australian state election.{{Cite news |date=2025-04-16 |title=One Nation wins two upper house seats in WA as final make-up revealed |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-16/wa-upper-house-final-election-results-revealed/105185376 |access-date=2025-04-27 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}} She is the first member of her party elected to a state parliament.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-02 |title=Australian Christians Party wins its first seat in WA |url=https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/04/australian-christians-party-wins-its-first-seat-in-wa/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=The Spectator Australia |language=en-US}}
She was previously a candidate in the 2017 Western Australian state election and the 2021 Western Australian state election. Federally she was a candidate in the 2016 Australian federal election and the 2022 Australian federal election.
Political opinions
Groenewald opposes gender-affirming surgery for minors.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-22 |title=Australia fails to protect children from gender experiments |url=https://www.spectator.com.au/2024/04/australia-fails-to-protect-children-from-gender-experiments/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=The Spectator Australia |language=en-US}}
References
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Category:21st-century Australian women politicians
Category:Australian Christians
Category:Leaders of political parties in Australia
Category:Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council
Category:Women members of the Western Australian Legislative Council