Joanna Gash (born 21 July 1944), has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Gilmore on the southern coast of New South Wales. Gash was born in Groningen, in the Netherlands, educated at Institute of Administration in Sydney, New South Wales, and was a Regional Manager with the Tourism Commission of New South Wales , a guest house co-proprietor and a member of the Wingecarribee Shire Council before entering politics.