Lillian van Litsenburg
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Elisabeth Cornelia Maria "Lillian" van Litsenburg (born 22 April 1957) is an Australian Labor Politician in the Queensland
State Parliament
representing the Electoral district of Redcliffe
.
She was elected in September 2006 at the State General election, defeating one of the few incumbent Liberal Member's Terry Rogers
. Lillian unsuccessfully contested the 2005 By-election in which Rogers was elected after the resignation of the former Labor
member and speaker of the Queensland Parliament, Ray Hollis
.
Lillian was born in Holland in 1957 and lives in Redcliffe
, the namesake city that she represents. Lillian is a former teacher and school Principal.
Lillian is a Member of the State Labor Government, led by Queensland's first female Premier, the Hon. Anna Bligh. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party
.
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
State Parliament
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...
representing the Electoral district of Redcliffe
Electoral district of Redcliffe
The district of Redcliffe is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral division in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.The division encompasses suburbs to the north and northeast of Brisbane, including Redcliffe, Woody Point, Scarborough, Clontarf and Margate, as well as parts of Kippa-Ring...
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She was elected in September 2006 at the State General election, defeating one of the few incumbent Liberal Member's Terry Rogers
Terry Rogers
Terry "Red Menace" Rogers was an Irish bookmaker, credited with introducing hold'em poker to Europe, alongside "Gentleman" Liam Flood. He earned his nickname from his bright red hair....
. Lillian unsuccessfully contested the 2005 By-election in which Rogers was elected after the resignation of the former Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
member and speaker of the Queensland Parliament, Ray Hollis
Ray Hollis
Raymond Keith "Ray" Hollis is a former Australian politician. Born in London, England, he migrated to Australia in 1962 as a merchant seaman and worked in a variety of occupations, including a railway worker, cook, paper mill operator, insurance salesman and a position with the Victorian...
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Lillian was born in Holland in 1957 and lives in Redcliffe
Redcliffe
Redcliffe City is a municipal location north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. Also known as "the Redcliffe peninsula", the area covers the suburbs of Clontarf, Kippa-Ring, Margate, Newport, Redcliffe, Rothwell, Scarborough and Woody Point.Redcliffe is home...
, the namesake city that she represents. Lillian is a former teacher and school Principal.
Lillian is a Member of the State Labor Government, led by Queensland's first female Premier, the Hon. Anna Bligh. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
.