Diana Laidlaw
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Diana Laidlaw was a South Australia
n Liberal
politician, an elected member of the Legislative Council (1982–2003) and held several ministerial posts.
government (1993-1996) came to power in the 1993 election, where she remained under the subsequent Olsen
(1996-2001) and Kerin
(2001-2002) governments, following which the Liberals lost power.
reforem bill defeated in the Legislative Council. She is said to have neen moved to tears, and called her colleagues "gutless".
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
n Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
politician, an elected member of the Legislative Council (1982–2003) and held several ministerial posts.
Biography
Her early political career was as an assistant to elected State and Federal politicians before being elected to the Legislative Council in 1982. She entered cabinet in 1993 when the BrownDean Brown
Dean Craig Brown, AO was the Liberal Premier of South Australia between 14 December 1993 and 28 November 1996, and Deputy Premier of South Australia between 22 October 2001 and 5 March 2002 to Rob Kerin.-Political career:...
government (1993-1996) came to power in the 1993 election, where she remained under the subsequent Olsen
John Olsen
John Wayne Olsen, AO was Premier of South Australia between 28 November 1996 and 22 October 2001.-Parliament:Olsen was a member of the Liberal Party and Member of Parliament for more than 20 years...
(1996-2001) and Kerin
Rob Kerin
Robert Gerard Kerin was the Liberal Premier of South Australia from 22 October 2001 to 5 March 2002. He also served as Deputy Premier of South Australia to John Olsen from 7 July 1998 until he became premier upon Olsen's resignation....
(2001-2002) governments, following which the Liberals lost power.
Ministerial posts
- Minister for Transport (1995–1997)
- Minister for Transport and Urban Planning (1997–2002)
- Minister for the Arts (1993–2002)
- Minister for the Status of Women (1993–2002)
Anecdotes
In 2001, while Minister for the status of Women, she saw her government's prostitutionProstitution in Australia
Prostitution in Australia is governed by state and territory laws, which vary considerably; and Federal legislation also has an impact on some aspects of prostitution throughout Australia, and of Australian citizens and residents outside of the country....
reforem bill defeated in the Legislative Council. She is said to have neen moved to tears, and called her colleagues "gutless".