Diane Phyllis Airey is a former Australian politician.

Airey was born in Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

. She was appointed to the Western Australian Legislative Council

Western Australian Legislative Council

The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the Legislative Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state...

 in February 1993 to replace Phillip Pendal

Phillip Pendal

Phillip George Pendal was a Liberal and later Independent Western Australian politician, pro-life advocate, and historian.-Early life:...

, who had resigned to contest the Legislative Assembly

Western Australian Legislative Assembly

The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth....

. She served as a Liberal

Liberal Party of Australia

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 MLC until May, when she did not contest the state election

Western Australian state election, 1993

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 6 February 1993 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council...

. She never assumed her seat on the Council since Parliament did not sit during her tenure.