Michelle Roberts

Michelle Roberts
Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
29 April 2021
Preceded byPeter Watson
Member of the Legislative Assembly
of Western Australia
Assumed office
14 December 1996
Preceded byNone (new seat)
ConstituencyMidland
In office
19 March 1994 – 14 December 1996
Preceded byCarmen Lawrence
Succeeded byNone (abolished)
ConstituencyGlendalough
Personal details
Born
Michelle Hopkins Thomas

(1960-02-29) 29 February 1960 (age 64)
Perth, Western Australia
Political partyLabor
Alma materUniversity of Western Australia

Michelle Hopkins Roberts (née Thomas; born 29 February 1960) is an Australian politician currently serving as Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. She has been a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly since 1994. She served as a minister in the governments of Geoff Gallop and Alan Carpenter between 2001 and 2008. In November 2015, Roberts became the longest-serving female parliamentarian in Western Australia's history, breaking the record set by Liz Constable. She was a high school teacher, civil servant and local government councillor before entering politics.