Sue Hickey | |
|---|---|
| 34th Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly | |
| In office 1 May 2018 – 22 June 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Shelton |
| Succeeded by | Mark Shelton |
| 68th Lord Mayor of Hobart | |
| In office 5 November 2014 – 21 March 2018 | |
| Deputy | Ron Christie |
| Preceded by | Damon Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Ron Christie |
| Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Denison | |
| In office 3 March 2018 – 28 September 2018 | |
| Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Clark | |
| In office 28 September 2018 – 1 May 2021 | |
| Mayor of Glenorchy | |
| Assumed office 22 June 2024 | |
| Deputy Mayor of Glenorchy | |
| In office 27 October 2022 – 22 June 2024 | |
| Alderman of Glenorchy | |
| Assumed office 21 July 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 July 1958 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal (until March 2021) Independent (since March 2021) |
Susanne Lynnette Hickey (born 25 July 1958) is an Australian politician. She represented the electorate of Denison (later re-named Clark) from the 2018 state election until her defeat at the 2021 election, sitting with the Liberal Party until March 2021, when she quit the party and became an independent. Hickey is currently Mayor of the City of Glenorchy.[1]
At the time of the election Hickey had been Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly since May 2018, having unexpectedly won the Speaker position with the support of the opposition Labor and Greens parties over the Liberal government's nominee Rene Hidding.[2][3] She previously served as Lord Mayor of Hobart from 2014 until 2018.[4]
- ^ "2024 Local government by-elections results". TEC. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Burgess, Georgie (1 May 2018). "New Speaker Sue Hickey distances herself from Liberal Party in dramatic first day of Parliament". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ Coulter, Ellen; Dunlevie, James (4 May 2018). "Sue Hickey: A Tasmanian Liberal, but not as you know it". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ Howard, Jessica (1 November 2014). "Sue Hickey's successful rise to Lord Mayor of Hobart". The Mercury (Hobart). Retrieved 1 November 2014.