Robyn Lambley

Robyn Lambley MLA
Deputy Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
In office 29 August 2012 – 6 March 2013
Preceded by	Delia Lawrie
Succeeded by	Willem Westra van Holthe
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for Araluen
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 October 2010
Preceded by	Jodeen Carney
Personal details
Born	26 January 1965 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Country Liberal Party (until 2015) Independent (from 2015)
Spouse(s)	Craig Lambley
Residence	Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Occupation	Social worker

Robyn Jane Lambley (born 26 January 1965) is an Australian politician. She was elected to the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly representing the division of Araluen for the Country Liberal Party in a 2010 by-election following the resignation of Jodeen Carney.

Lambley was born in Grafton, New South Wales, and moved to Alice Springs in 1993 where she was in charge of the hospital's Social Work Department and Aboriginal Liaison and Interpreting Service. In 2000, she and her husband opened the Mad Harry's retail store. In addition to running the business and raising two children, Lambley served as a councillor on the Alice Springs Town Council, and was deputy mayor of Alice Springs from 2006 to 2007.^[1]

Following the Country Liberal Party's victory in the 2012 territory election, the CLP voted Lambley deputy leader of the party (and Deputy Chief Minister to Terry Mills), replacing Kezia Purick who had been deputy leader prior to the election.^[2] Lambley resigned as the Deputy Chief Minister on 5 March 2013, but was reported to be likely to remain the Treasurer.^[3]

Lambley was sacked from cabinet in February 2015 for helping Willem Westra van Holthe and John Elferink line up support for their attempted coup against Chief Minister Adam Giles. She resigned from the CLP on 17 June 2015 after the release of a proposed redistribution of electoral boundaries that would see her seat of Araluen dismantled.^[4]

References

1. 2010 Araluen By-election, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2010.
2. Sleath, Emma (29 August 2012): Lambley new deputy leader, ABC Darwin, 29 August 2012.
3. "Lambley resigns as deputy NT leader". ABC News. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
4. Bardon, Jane (17 June 2015). "Robyn Lambley quits CLP to sit as independent". ABC Online.