Elizabeth Mettam (born 3 May 1977) is an Australian politician. She has been the
Liberal
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* an adherent of a Liberal Party
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Arts, entertainment and m ...
member for
Vasse in the
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
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since a
by-election
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held on 18 October 2014. She is the leader of the Western Australian Liberal Party since January 2023 and was the deputy leader of the party from
December 2020 to January 2023.
In the election, she was one of only two Liberal lower house MLAs to retain their seat, the other being
David Honey.
Education and early career
Mettam has a Bachelor of Arts majoring in broadcasting from the
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) at Edith Cowan University (ECU) was established in 1980 to provide performing arts tuition. WAAPA (commonly pronounced "whopp-a") operates as a part of ECU, located at the ECU campus in ...
, and a Masters in Public Administration from
Curtin University.
Mattam worked as a journalist with the
ABC and
Channel Nine before spending a decade on the staff of
Barry House.
See also
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References
External links
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WA Parliament biography
1977 births
Living people
Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Western Australia
Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Edith Cowan University alumni
Curtin University alumni
Place of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Australian politicians
21st-century Australian women politicians
Women members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Women deputy opposition leaders
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