Lea Stevens (born 15 June 1947) is a former

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n politician. She was the Labor Party member for the

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from the 1994 Elizabeth by-election to the 2010 state election. Before her political career, Stevens gained a

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and

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at the

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. After her studies she worked as a high school principal at Fremont Elizabeth High School. Stevens was the South Australian Minister for Health from early 2002 until late 2005, when she resigned for personal health reasons. The 2006 election saw Stevens increase her margin to 16.7%, but Stevens retired at the 2010 state election, and was replaced by Lee Odenwalder.Odenwalder set to succeed Stevens: News Review Messenger 28/9/2008
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