Winifred Margaret Piesse, née Aumann (born 12 June 1923) is a former Australian politician. She was the first woman to represent the Country Party in 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...

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Winifred Margaret Aumann was born in Narre Warren to orchardist Frederick Benjamin Aumann and Marguerite Gertrude Pettingill. She attended local state schools and trained as a nurse, working in Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

 from 1944 to 1946, when she moved to Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

. She married farmer Mervyn Piesse in 1947 and moved to live with him at his farm at Wagin

Wagin, Western Australia

Wagin is a town and shire in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, approximately 225 km south-east of Perth on the Great Southern Highway between Narrogin and Katanning. It is also on State Route 107. The main industries are wheat and sheep farming.-History:The name of the town is...

. In 1948 she joined the Country Party. Following her husband's death in 1966 she returned to nursing and in 1971 was elected to Wagin Shire Council

Shire of Wagin

The Shire of Wagin is a Local Government Area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of about , and its seat of government is the town of Wagin.-History:...

. In 1977 she was elected 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...

, serving until she lost her seat in 1983.