Elizabeth Lee (politician)
| Elizabeth Lee MLA | |
|---|---|
 Elizabeth Lee MLA on the shore of Lake Burley Griffin 2016 | |
| Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly for Kurrajong | |
|
Assumed office 15 October 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
Elizabeth Lee is an Australian politician. She has been a Liberal member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly since 2016, representing the electorate of Kurrajong. She was born in South Korea, and was a law lecturer at the Australian National University and the University of Canberra before her election.[1]
Early Life
Elizabeth migrated to Australia from South Korea in 1986 when she was 7 years old and grew up in Western Sydney. She moved to Canberra at 18 to study law at the ANU and has lived and worked in inner Canberra since 1998.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws/ Bachelor of Asian Studies (ANU)
- Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (ANU)
- Masters of Laws (ANU)
- Cert III in Fitness (Australian Fitness Network)
Occupation
- Law Lecturer, ANU and UC
- Associate, Meyer Vandenberg Lawyers
- Lawyer, Australian Government Solicitor
- Legal Officer, Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department
- Group Fitness Instructor
Electoral History
Elizabeth Lee ran for the Legislative Assembly in 2012 for the then seat of Molonglo. However, she was unsuccessful.
Lee then ran for the Australian House of Representatives in the seat of Fraser in Canberra's north in the 2013 General Election.
In 2016 Lee ran again for the Territory Assembly in the newly created electorate of Kurrajong. Lee won 9.1% of the first preference votes in Kurrajong, becoming the first woman and first Liberal ever elected to the new seat.