Selena Uibo

Selena Uibo
14th Leader of the Opposition in the Northern Territory
Assumed office
3 September 2024
DeputyDheran Young
Preceded byLia Finocchiaro
Leader of the Territory Labor Party
Assumed office
3 September 2024
DeputyDheran Young
Preceded byEva Lawler
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
for Arnhem
Assumed office
27 August 2016
Preceded byLarisa Lee
Personal details
Born (1985-03-25) 25 March 1985 (age 39)
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Political partyLabor Party
OccupationTeacher

Selena Jane Malijarri Uibo (born 25 March 1985) is an Aboriginal Australian politician. She has served as leader of the Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Northern Territory since 3 September 2024, the first Aboriginal woman to lead a major political party in Australia.[1] She is a Labor member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since 2016, representing the electorate of Arnhem.

  1. ^ Bowles, Annabel (3 September 2024). "Selena Uibo becomes new NT opposition leader, becoming first Indigenous woman to lead a major Australian political party". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 3 September 2024.