Lisa Singh

The Honourable
Lisa Singh
Senator for Tasmania
In office
1 July 2011 – 30 June 2019
  • Minister for Corrections and Consumer Protection
  • of Tasmania
In office
26 November 2008 – 13 April 2010
  • Minister for Workplace Relations
  • of Tasmania
In office
26 November 2008 – 13 April 2010
Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
for Denison
In office
18 March 2006 – 13 April 2010
Personal details
Born
Lisa Maria Singh

(1972-02-20) 20 February 1972 (age 52)
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Political partyLabor
RelationsRaman Pratap Singh (uncle), Ram Jati Singh (grandfather)
Children2
Alma mater

Lisa Maria Singh (born 20 February 1972)[1] is an Australian former politician. She was a Senator for Tasmania from 2011 to 2019. She had previously been a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, representing the division of Denison from 2006 to 2010. The granddaughter of an Indo-Fijian member of the Parliament of Fiji, Singh was Australia's first female federal parliamentarian of Indian descent.[2]

After leaving politics she worked as Head of Government Advocacy for Walk Free, an international human rights organisation and initiative of the Minderoo Foundation.[3] She is currently the Director and CEO of the Australia India Institute,[4] the University of Melbourne's centre dedicated to promoting support for and understanding of the bilateral relationship. She is also the former Deputy Chair of the Australia India Council.[5] She is also a member of the University of Melbourne's Asialink advisory council.[6]

In 2023 she joined the Board of Directors of Beyond Blue, Australia's well known and trusted mental health organisation.[7]

  1. ^ "Former Senator the Hon Lisa Singh". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. ^ Wade, Matt (9 December 2012). "Roundtable lifts hopes of revival in relations with India". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. ^ "Former Australian Senator Lisa Singh joins fight to eradicate modern slavery". The Walk Free Foundation. 7 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Lisa Singh to lead the Australia India Institute at the University of Melbourne". University of Melbourne. 30 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Australia-India Council Board". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
  6. ^ "University of Melbourne Asialink Advisory Council About-Us". 8 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Beyond Blue, New directors join Beyond Blue".