Elizabeth Lee (politician)
Elizabeth Lee | |
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 Lee in 2016 | |
| Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Capital Territory | |
| Assumed office 27 October 2020 | |
| Deputy | Giulia Jones |
| Preceded by | Alistair Coe |
| Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly for Kurrajong | |
| Assumed office 15 October 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1979 (age 41–42) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Alma mater | Australian National University |
| Elizabeth Lee | |
| Hangul | 이슬기[1] |
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Elizabeth Lee (born 1979)[2] is an Australian politician. She has been a Liberal member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly since 2016, representing the electorate of Kurrajong. She was born in South Korea, and was a law lecturer at the Australian National University and the University of Canberra before her election.[3]
On 27 October 2020, Lee was elected Leader of the Canberra Liberals and became Leader of the Opposition of the Australian Capital Territory.[4]
Early life[]
Lee migrated to Australia from South Korea in 1986 when she was seven years old and grew up in Western Sydney. She moved to Canberra at 18 to study law and Asian Studies at the Australian National University and has lived and worked in inner Canberra since 1998.
Career[]
She received Bachelors of Law and Asian Studies, a Graduate Diploma in legal practice, and a Masters of Law from the Australian National University, and worked as a law lecturer and solicitor. She was also a group fitness instructor.
Political career[]
Lee ran unsuccessfully for the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly in the Molonglo electorate in 2012, and for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Fraser in 2013, both times representing the Liberal Party. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 2016 representing the new seat of Kurrajong.[citation needed]
In Alistair Coe's shadow ministry Lee was made Shadow Minister for the Environment and Shadow Minister for Disability in December 2016.[citation needed]
Following the Liberal Party's defeat at the 2020 election, Lee was elected on 27 October 2020 to replace Coe as party leader and Leader of the Opposition.[5] She is the first person of East Asian descent to lead a major political party in Australia.[6]
References[]
- ^ https://www.topdigital.com.au/news/articleView.html?idxno=10884
- ^ "Elizabeth Lee". Smartvote Australia.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Kurrajong". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ Jervis-Bardy, Dan. "Elizabeth Lee elected Canberra Liberals' new leader". Canberra Times. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Elizabeth Lee named ACT Opposition Leader after Alistair Coe chooses not to contest Canberra Liberal leadership". ABC News. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ Lo, Jieh-Yung (16 November 2020). "Why Elizabeth Lee's rise means so much to Asian Australians like me". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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