June D'Rozario (born 16 June 1949) is an Australian urban planner and former politician. She was born in

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and is of

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descent. D'Rozario studied planning at the

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, before joining the State Planning Office. After

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in 1974, she moved to Darwin, Northern Territory to assist with the reconstruction effort. In 1977, she was elected as a

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member of the

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, unexpectedly defeating Executive Member for Law

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in the seat of Sanderson. She held the seat until her defeat by

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at the 1983 election. D'Rozario currently runs a Town & Regional Planning practice in Darwin, Northern Territory. She has been an urban planner in Darwin since 1973. She is a Fellow, and a National Councillor, of the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA). In 2001 she was awarded a Centenary Medal for services to urban planning and city development. She is a member of the Board of Management of

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, a Commissioner of the

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, a member of the National Population Council, and a member of the Board of the Australia-India Council.

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1949 births Living people Australian people of Anglo-Indian descent Politicians of Indian descent Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly Politicians from Lucknow People from Darwin, Northern Territory Indian emigrants to Australia Women members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly Indian expatriates in Australia {{Australia-Labor-NorthernTerritory-MLA-stub