Rosemary Lois Armitage (born 5 December 1955) is an Australian politician, an independent member of the

Tasmanian Legislative Council The Tasmanian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. It is one of the two chambers of the Parliament, the other being the House of Assembly. Both houses sit in Parliament House in the state capital, H ...

, representing the

electoral division of Launceston The electoral division of Launceston is one of 15 electorates or seats in the Tasmanian Legislative Council, created in 2008. It also previously existed until 1999, when it was abolished and substantially incorporated into the new division of ...

since her election on 7 May 2011. Prior to her election to the Legislative Council, Armitage was an alderman in the

Launceston City Council Launceston City Council (or City of Launceston) is a Local government in Australia, local government body in Tasmania, located in the city and surrounds of Launceston, Tasmania, Launceston in the north of the state. The Launceston local gov ...

. She was elected to the council in 2005, and served as deputy mayor.Mayor and Aldermen
City of Launceston.

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