Joan Flora Rylah (born 20 July 1955)
is an Australian financial adviser, businesswoman and politician from
Burnie, Tasmania. She was elected to the
Tasmanian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Legislative Council or Upper House. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart.
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for the
Liberal Party
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in the
Division of Braddon
The Division of Braddon is an Australian electoral division in the state of Tasmania. The current MP is Gavin Pearce of the Liberal Party, who was elected at the 2019 federal election.
Braddon is a rural electorate covering approximately ...
at the
2014 state election. She was defeated at the
2018 state election, but returned to her seat following a recount following the resignation of fellow Liberal Party MP
Adam Brooks in February 2019.
She resigned on 27 July 2020, saying it was the right time for her to depart at the time of her choosing, and to give her presumptive successor,
Felix Ellis
Felix Ashton Ellis (born 22 January 1990) is an Australian politician, who was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly on 17 August 2020 in a recount to fill a vacancy for the division of Braddon. A member of the Liberal Party, Ellis is a me ...
, the chance to "establish his credentials".
Rylah has worked both as a teacher, and in the finance industry. She holds a number of company directorships. She is the founder of "Unlock Tasmania", a pro-development group in north-west Tasmania.
Rylah and her husband also manage a beef farm.
References
External links
Tasmanian Liberals – Joan Rylah
1955 births
Living people
Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Tasmania
Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
21st-century Australian politicians
21st-century Australian women politicians
Women members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
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