Judith Mary Edwards (born 10 April 1955) in

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is an Australian politician. She was the ALP member of the

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from May 1990 to September 2008, representing the electorate of Maylands. Edwards won

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for the seat of Maylands following the resignation of

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, and entered parliament at the 1990 Maylands by-election. She has subsequently been re-elected four more times in 1993, 1996, 2001 and 2005. Prior to entering Parliament Edwards was a general practitioner after completing her

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from the

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. Once in Parliament Edward was appointed as minister of the environment and heritage from 2001 to 2003, and minister of environment from 2003 to 2006. Edwards retired in 2008 and Lisa Baker won pre-selection for the seat, eventually winning the seat.

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