Heather Butler
| Heather Butler AM | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Lyons | |
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In office 10 May 2005 – 20 March 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Ken Bacon |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
6 November 1947 Hampton, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Occupation | Teacher, social worker |
Heather Rose Butler AM (born 6 November 1947) is a former Australian politician. Born in Hampton in Melbourne, Victoria, she was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Lyons in 2005 in a recount caused by the resignation of Ken Bacon. She was defeated in 2010.[1]
Butler had previously been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia before she was advanced to a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2012 Queen's birthday honours.
References
- ↑ Parliament of Tasmania (2005). "Butler, Heather Rose". The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856. Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
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