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]
- ^ "Member for Ballina". Hansard. 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Ms Tamara Francine Smith, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ Smith, Tamara (6 May 2016). "Legislative Assembly Hansard - 12 May 2015 Inaugural Speeches". Parliament of NSW. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Tamara Smith MP for Ballina". Greens NSW. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.