LARA GIDDINGS

'Lara Giddings' (born 4 November 1972, Goroka, Papua New Guinea) is an Australian politician. She is an Australian Labor Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, representing the outer suburban Hobart electorate of Franklin. She was first elected to parliament in the 1996 election in the electorate of Lyons aged 23. She was defeated at the 1998 election but was re-elected in the 2002 election in Franklin.
Ms Giddings studied at the University of Tasmania, earning a Bachelor of Arts and Law.
From 2004 to 2006, Ms Giddings was Minister for Economic Development and Minister for the Arts. Following the 2006 election, she was assigned the role of Minister for Health and Human Services. Shortly after the election the State Government decided to proceed with building a replacement for the Royal Hobart Hospital and the significant task of planning the replacement comes under Ms Giddings' portfolio.

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★ Lara Giddings - Parliamentary library profile

★ Lara Giddings - Labor party profile

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★ Lara Giddings' maiden speech to parliament