Christine Scott
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Christine Margaret Scott (born 17 March 1946) is a former Australia
n politician. She was a Labor
member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
from 2001 to 2004, representing the seat of Charters Towers
.
Scott was born in Broome
in Western Australia
, and gained a Graduate Diploma in Information Studies, a Bachelor of Teaching (Adult and Further Education) and a Diploma of Education
(Adult and Community Education). She was self-employed before her election to parliament, and was also a member of the Premier's Council for Women. In 2001, she won the seat of Charters Towers
in that year's Labor landslide, but she was defeated in 2004.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. She was a Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...
from 2001 to 2004, representing the seat of Charters Towers
Electoral district of Charters Towers
Charters Towers was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It has had three incarnations, most recently being created as part of a redistribution in 1991 and lasting until 2008....
.
Scott was born in Broome
Broome, Western Australia
Broome is a pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, north of Perth. The year round population is approximately 14,436, growing to more than 45,000 per month during the tourist season...
in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, and gained a Graduate Diploma in Information Studies, a Bachelor of Teaching (Adult and Further Education) and a Diploma of Education
Diploma of Education
The Diploma of Education, often abbreviated to DipEd or GradDipEd, is a postgraduate qualification offered in many Commonwealth countries including Australia, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom...
(Adult and Community Education). She was self-employed before her election to parliament, and was also a member of the Premier's Council for Women. In 2001, she won the seat of Charters Towers
Electoral district of Charters Towers
Charters Towers was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It has had three incarnations, most recently being created as part of a redistribution in 1991 and lasting until 2008....
in that year's Labor landslide, but she was defeated in 2004.