Lesley Ann Clark is a former Australia

Australia

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n politician. Born in Harwich

Harwich

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 in the United Kingdom

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, she was a school guidance officer and lecturer in education at James Cook University

James Cook University

James Cook University is a public university based in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The university has two Australian campuses, located in Townsville and Cairns respectively, and an international campus in Singapore. JCU is the second oldest university in Queensland—proclaimed in 1970—and the...

 in Queensland

Queensland

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 before entering politics. She sat on Mulgrave Shire Council

Shire of Mulgrave (Queensland)

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 from 1985 to 1990. In 1989, she was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly

Queensland Legislative Assembly

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 as the Labor

Australian Labor Party

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 member for Barron River

Electoral district of Barron River

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. She was defeated in 1995, but re-elected in 1998. Clark retired in 2006.