Leonie Short
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Leonie Marjorie Short was a member of the Australian House of Representatives
for eight months in 2001, representing the western Brisbane
seat of Ryan
for the Australian Labor Party
, a party she had been a member of since 1981. Short was elected on 17 March 2001 at a by-election
following the resignation of John Moore
in what was normally a safe Liberal seat. She was unable to retain the seat and lost to the Liberal candidate at the general election in October 2001.
Short holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters of Health Planning, and is a registered dental therapist. Following her time in parliament, she worked at Teachers Union Health and DRUG ARM. She then helped establish Australia's first new Dental School in 57 years at Griffith University on the Gold Coast. She is currently Associate Professor in Oral Health at Central Queensland University in Rockhampton. Leonie is also completing her PhD studies in assessing the quality of clinical assessment in oral health therapy education in Australia. She has published several articles in academic and medical journals. She is also an Associate Fellow of the Australian College of Health Service Executives and a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
for eight months in 2001, representing the western Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
seat of Ryan
Division of Ryan
The Division of Ryan is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1949 and is named for T.J. Ryan, a former Premier of Queensland from 1915 to 1919...
for the Australian Labor Party
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...
, a party she had been a member of since 1981. Short was elected on 17 March 2001 at a by-election
Ryan by-election, 2001
The 2001 Ryan by-election was held in the Australian electorate of Ryan in Queensland on 17 March 2001. The by-election was triggered by the retirement of the sitting member, the Liberal Party of Australia's John Moore, on 5 February 2001...
following the resignation of John Moore
John Moore (Australian politician)
John Colinton Moore AO is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the House of Representatives for over 25 years, and a minister from 1980 to 1982 and 1996 to 2001....
in what was normally a safe Liberal seat. She was unable to retain the seat and lost to the Liberal candidate at the general election in October 2001.
Short holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters of Health Planning, and is a registered dental therapist. Following her time in parliament, she worked at Teachers Union Health and DRUG ARM. She then helped establish Australia's first new Dental School in 57 years at Griffith University on the Gold Coast. She is currently Associate Professor in Oral Health at Central Queensland University in Rockhampton. Leonie is also completing her PhD studies in assessing the quality of clinical assessment in oral health therapy education in Australia. She has published several articles in academic and medical journals. She is also an Associate Fellow of the Australian College of Health Service Executives and a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.