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Rosalie Woodruff
MP
Leader of the Tasmanian Greens
Incumbent
Assumed office
13 July 2023
PremierJeremy Rockliff
DeputyVica Bayley
Preceded byCassy O'Connor
Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Franklin
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 August 2015
Preceded byNick McKim
Personal details
Born1964 or 1965 (age 59–60)
NationalityAustralian
Political partyGreens
Domestic partnerPaul Gibson
ChildrenTwo daughters
Alma materAustralian National University
University of Canberra
OccupationEpidemiologist
Websitehttps://tasgreensmps.org

Rosalie Ellen Woodruff is an Australian politician and current leader of the Tasmanian Greens. She has represented Franklin in the Tasmanian House of Assembly since 17 August 2015, when she was elected in a countback to replace Nick McKim.[1][2]

Education

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Woodruff holds a Bachelor of Arts in Professional Writing from the University of Canberra, as well as a Master of Public Health and PhD in Epidemiology from the Australian National University,[3] on the topic of climate and environment as predictors for Ross River Virus.[4]

Political Career

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Woodruff has previously contested the seat of Franklin for the Australian Greens at the 2013 federal election,[5] and at the state level for the 2014 Tasmanian election. Prior to becoming a member of the Tasmanian Parliament, Woodruff was a local councillor on the Huon Valley Council from 2009.[6] Woodruff was elected to state Parliament in a countback in 2015, replacing Nick McKim.

Tasmanian Greens Leader

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Following the resignation of Cassy O'Connor as leader of the Tasmanian Greens, and from the Tasmanian House of Assembly on 13 July 2023, Woodruff became acting Greens Leader.[7] With the election of Vica Bayley on 1 August 2023 to the seat of Clark for the Greens, Woodruff was confirmed as leader of the Tasmanian Greens.[8]

Woodruff lead the party to the 2024 Tasmanian State Election. Under her leadership, the party elected five members to the Tasmanian House Of Assembly, up from two members prior to the election.

References

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  1. ^ "Franklin recount result" (PDF). Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Rosalie Woodruff". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Annual Report 2004" (PDF). National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health. Australian National University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  4. ^ Woodruff, Rosalie Ellen (2003). "Climate and environment as signal predictors of Ross River virus disease". doi:10.25911/5d626be379c1b. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ "Franklin". ABC Elections. ABC. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Huon Valley Council 2009 election report" (PDF). Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  7. ^ Gibson, Jano (13 July 2023). "Cassy O'Connor, Tasmanian Greens Leader, resigns for tilt at upper house". ABC News. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  8. ^ "New Greens Team Confirmed". Tasmanian Greens. 1 August 2023. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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