Rosetta Sahanna

The Honourable
Rosetta Sahanna
MLC
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for Mining and Pastoral
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 May 2021
Personal details
Born (1960-02-12) 12 February 1960 (age 64)
Broome, Western Australia
Political partyLabor

Rosetta Sahanna (born 12 February 1960)[1] is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Council since 2021, representing Mining and Pastoral region.

She was elected to the Legislative Council at the 2021 state election. A Wilinggin woman, she is the first Aboriginal person elected to the state's upper house. She is a member of the board of the Kimberley Land Council.[2]

  1. ^ "Hon. Rosetta (Rosie) Sahanna MLC". Parliament of Western Australia.
  2. ^ "Massive swing to Labor delivers first Indigenous member to WA's Upper House". ABC News. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.