Delia Lawrie | |
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10th Leader of the Opposition in the Northern Territory | |
In office 29 August 2012 – 20 April 2015 | |
Deputy | Gerry McCarthy |
Preceded by | Terry Mills |
Succeeded by | Michael Gunner |
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for Karama | |
In office 18 August 2001 – 27 August 2016 | |
Preceded by | Mick Palmer |
Succeeded by | Ngaree Ah Kit |
Personal details | |
Born | Delia Phoebe Lawrie 30 July 1966 Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia |
Political party | Labor Party (until 2015) Independent (from 2015) |
Relations | Dawn Lawrie (mother) |
Children | Three |
Occupation | Journalist |
Delia Phoebe Lawrie (born 30 July 1966)[1] is an Australian politician. She was a member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2016, representing the electorate of Karama. She was a Labor member from 2001 to 2015, and served as party leader and Leader of the Opposition from 2012 to 2015. On 10 October 2015, following her loss of Labor preselection to recontest her seat at the 2016 election, she resigned from the party to sit as an independent.[2]