Christine Sharp (18 November 1947 – 18 May 2021) was an Australian politician, who was a Greens member of the

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representing South West Region from 1997 to 2005.

Early life

Born in

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, Sharp completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours at the University of Sheffield, and a Master of Arts (Political Science) at the University of Kent. She travelled widely before coming to Western Australia in 1973, later completing a

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at Murdoch University on politics and ethics. In 1974 and 1975, Sharp was a journalist for the ABC, and during that time was a prominent activist in Western Australia's burgeoning forest movement. In 1977, Sharp moved with her partner from the city to a farm in Balingup, where she started a local business as a tree farmer. Sharp was a member of the Environmental Protection Authority from her appointment in 1989 to 1995.

Political career

Sharp served on the Donnybrook-Balingup Shire Council. In the 1989 state election, Sharp worked for the Greens candidate for the South West Region, Louise Duxbury, on policy development. In 1997, Sharp was elected to the

as a Greens member representing South West Region. She held the seat until her retirement in 2005. She died in Bridgetown on 18 May 2021, aged 73.

References

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