Elizabeth Grant (politician)
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Mary Elizabeth Grant AM
(born 23 February 1930) is a former Australian pharmacist and politician.
Grant was a Liberal
member of the Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly
from 1979 to 1982. Following the loss of her seat she became Chairman of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Health Services Council and a member of the Parole Board, serving until 1985 when she was appointed to the Hospital Services Board. From 1986 to 1989 she was President of the ACT Division of Business and Professional Women and in 1987 was Chairman of the ACT Health Authority; in that year she was also appointed a Member of the Order of Australia. She remained active on several health-related boards and councils in the Australian Capital Territory
throughout the 1990s.
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(born 23 February 1930) is a former Australian pharmacist and politician.
Grant was a Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
member of the Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly
Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly
The Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly was the main elected representative body of the Australian Capital Territory between 1975 and 1986, when preparations began to be made for the granting of self-government to the Territory...
from 1979 to 1982. Following the loss of her seat she became Chairman of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Health Services Council and a member of the Parole Board, serving until 1985 when she was appointed to the Hospital Services Board. From 1986 to 1989 she was President of the ACT Division of Business and Professional Women and in 1987 was Chairman of the ACT Health Authority; in that year she was also appointed a Member of the Order of Australia. She remained active on several health-related boards and councils in the Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
throughout the 1990s.