Tamara Smith | |
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Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Ballina | |
Assumed office 28 March 2015 | |
Preceded by | Don Page |
Personal details | |
Born | 19 October[1] |
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Greens New South Wales |
Alma mater | University of New South Wales University of Sydney Southern Cross University |
Occupation | Secondary school teacher |
Profession | Solicitor |
Website | www |
Adjunct Professor Tamara Francine Smith is a teacher and an Australian politician, representing Ballina in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Greens since 2015.[2]
Smith's ancestors have lived in the Northern Rivers area for four generations.[3] Smith is the first non-conservative to represent the Ballina area in 88 years, first woman to hold the seat of Ballina, and the first regional Greens MP to represent a regional lower house seat in Australia.[4]