Susan Mary Lenehan is a former Australia

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n politician. She was an Australian Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

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 member of the South Australian House of Assembly

South Australian House of Assembly

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 between 1982 and 1993, representing the electorate of Mawson

Electoral district of Mawson

The Electoral district of Mawson is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly. It covers the outer southern suburbs of Woodcroft, Hackham, Hackham West, Huntfield Heights and Noarlunga Downs, as well as the regional shopping centre at Noarlunga as well as the southern wine region...

. In the 1993 election she contested the seat of Reynell

Electoral district of Reynell

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, losing to the Liberal party's Julie Greig

Julie Greig

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Lenehan held portfolios including Minister for Education, Minister for Planning and Environment. In 2008 she was one of the participants in the Population, sustainability, climate change and water section of the Australia 2020 Summit

Australia 2020 Summit

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