Adriana Johanna Taylor (born 20 August 1946) is an Australian politician. She was an
Independent
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member of the
Tasmanian Legislative Council
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for
Elwick from 2010 to 2016.
She was born in
Tilburg
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in the
Netherlands
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[Taylor, Adriana Johanna (1946 - )]
''The Australian Women's Register''. and migrated with her family to Australia in 1956.
Taylor, a short-term
Labor Party member and former mayor of
Glenorchy from 2005 to 2011, ran as an independent for the seat of
Elwick in 2010, which was being vacated by Labor-turned-independent MLC
Terry Martin following charges of
child sexual abuse
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. She easily defeated her Labor opponent with 49% of the vote.
She was defeated by Labor candidate
Josh Willie at the
2016 periodic elections.
She was appointed Commissioner for
Huon Valley Council
Huon Valley Council is a local government body in Tasmania, covering most of the south of the state. Huon Valley is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 17,219, towns and localities of the region include Cygnet, ...
in October 2016 following the dismissal of the municipal council by the State Government.
References
External links
Inaugural speech to the Tasmanian Parliament
1946 births
Living people
Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
Independent members of the Parliament of Tasmania
Mayors of places in Tasmania
University of New England (Australia) alumni
Dutch emigrants to Australia
21st-century Australian politicians
Women members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
Women mayors of places in Tasmania
Tasmanian local councillors
21st-century Australian women politicians
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