Ruth Jane Forrest (born 4 March 1962 in
Burnie
Burnie is a port city on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. When founded in 1827, it was named Emu Bay, being renamed after William Burnie, a director of the Van Diemen's Land Company, in the early 1840s.
, Burnie had an urban popu ...
) is 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 ...
in the
electoral division of Murchison
The electoral division of Murchison is one of the fifteen electorates in the Tasmanian Legislative Council, situated in the western/north-west region of the state. It is the largest electorate in size, covering an area of 19,391 km² an ...
.
Forrest was first elected in May 2005. Following her first six-year term, she was the only candidate to stand for election in Murchison in the 2011 periodic elections, and was re-elected unopposed on 7 May 2011. She was re-elected in 2017.
Forrest is the Tasmanian Legislative Council's Chair of Committees.
In October 2019 Forrest was named one of
''The Australian Financial Review's'' 100 Women of Influence in the category of Public Policy.
She has a background, and an ongoing interest, in nursing and
midwifery
Midwifery is the health science and health profession that deals with pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period (including care of the newborn), in addition to the sexual and reproductive health of women throughout their lives. In many cou ...
.
References
External links
Ruth Forrest's maiden speech to parliament*
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1962 births
Living people
Independent members of the Parliament of Tasmania
Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
21st-century Australian politicians
Women members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
21st-century Australian women politicians