Background
Brodtmann was born Melbourne and has two younger sisters.
Brodtmann was born Melbourne and has two younger sisters.
Brodtmann graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the Australian National University, a Bachelor of Public Relations from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and a graduate certificate in business from Monash University.
She succeeded Labor Member of Parliament Annette Ellis, who retired from politics at the 2010 federal election. Brodtmann worked as a public servant at the Attorney-General"s Department and later at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. During her public service career she represented Australia in India, was part of the delegation that normalized relations with Iran, and worked on a range of international and national issues, from Indigenous youth development and climate change to defence capability, tax and foreign policy.
She subsequently ran her own small business offering media communication services to organisations such as the Australian Defence Force and the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency.
Brodtmann was elected the Member for Canberra on 21 August 2010. In October 2013, she was appointed Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Defence.
As a volunteer director on the Gift of Life and Our Wellness boards, Brodtmann helped to lift the profile of organ donation and raised funds for better health services in Canberra. Her public policy interests include education, small business, defence, foreign affairs, superannuation, financial literacy and public administration.
She is a former director and audit committee member of the Cultural Facilities Corporation and ACTTAB and a former director of the National Press Club.