Sue Smith
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The Honourable Susan Lynette "Sue" Smith (born 24 January 1951, Ulverstone, Tasmania
) is an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
in the electoral division of Montgomery
. She was first elected to the division of Leven in 1997 but the seat was abolished in 1999 and she transferred to the newly created seat of Montgomery. She was elected unopposed on the last occasion. In June 2008 she was elected as the President of the Legislative Council, the first woman to hold that office. Sue Smith is married with a grown son and daughter.
Ulverstone, Tasmania
Ulverstone is a town on the northwest coast of Tasmania, Australia. It lies at the mouth of the Leven River, on Bass Strait. It is on the Bass Highway, west of Devonport and east of Penguin....
) is an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
Tasmanian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the House of Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart...
in the electoral division of Montgomery
Electoral division of Montgomery
The Electoral division of Montgomery is one of the fifteen electorates in the Tasmanian Legislative Council.It is centred around the Central Coast area and includes the localities of; Ulverstone, Penguin, Heybridge, Hampshire and West Pine....
. She was first elected to the division of Leven in 1997 but the seat was abolished in 1999 and she transferred to the newly created seat of Montgomery. She was elected unopposed on the last occasion. In June 2008 she was elected as the President of the Legislative Council, the first woman to hold that office. Sue Smith is married with a grown son and daughter.