Elizabeth Lee | |
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Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Capital Territory | |
Assumed office 27 October 2020 | |
Deputy | Jeremy Hanson Leanne Castley |
Preceded by | Alistair Coe |
Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly for Kurrajong | |
Assumed office 15 October 2016 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Lee Seulgi 30 August 1979 Gwangju,South Korea |
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Alma mater | Australian National University |
Elizabeth Lee | |
Hangul | 이슬기 [1] |
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Revised Romanization | Lee Seulgi |
McCune–Reischauer | Lee Sŭlki |
Elizabeth Lee [lower-alpha 1] (born 30 August 1979) [2] is an Australian politician. She has been a Liberal member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly since 2016,representing the electorate of Kurrajong. Prior to entering the ACT Legislative Assembly in 2016,Elizabeth was a successful lawyer in the private sector and later a lecturer at the Australian National University and University of Canberra. Having migrated to Australia from Korea at the age of seven,Elizabeth moved to Canberra when she turned 18 to study Law and Asian Studies at The Australian National University.
On 27 October 2020,Lee was elected Leader of the Canberra Liberals and became Leader of the Opposition of the Australian Capital Territory. [3]
Lee was born in Gwangju,South Korea and migrated to Australia in 1986 when she was seven years old. She grew up in Western Sydney and moved to Canberra at 18 to study law and Asian Studies at the Australian National University. [4] She has lived and worked in inner Canberra since 1998.
Lee lives in the inner south with her partner,Nathan,and young daughters,Mia and Ava. Outside of politics,she is passionate about fitness,having taught Sh’Bam and Body Balance classes at Fernwood Fitness and ANU Sport.
She received Bachelors of Law and Asian Studies,a Graduate Diploma in legal practice,and a Masters of Law from the Australian National University,and worked as a law lecturer and solicitor.
Lee ran unsuccessfully for the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly in the Molonglo electorate in 2012,and for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Fraser in 2013,both times representing the Liberal Party. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 2016 representing the new seat of Kurrajong. [5]
In Alistair Coe's shadow ministry Lee was made Shadow Minister for the Environment and Shadow Minister for Disability in December 2016. [6] She was a key advocate for the Canberra Liberals' commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2045. In February 2018 following the death of Steve Doszpot,the Education portfolio was added to Lee's responsibilities. [7]
Following the Liberal Party's defeat at the 2020 election,Lee was elected on 27 October 2020 to replace Coe as party leader and Leader of the Opposition. [8] She is the first Asian-Australian to lead a major political party in Australia. [9] In her first year as leader of the Canberra Liberals Lee has pushed for a variety of issues with a particular focus on policy affecting women,the economy,and the environment. In 2021 Lee introduced Australian-first stealthing laws,which criminalised the non-consensual removal of a condom during sex. She also released an exposure draft for legislation that would mean harsher penalties for perpetrators of domestic violence.
In late 2021,Lee attended the COP26 conference in Glasgow as part of the Australian Coalition for Conservation delegation. She addressed the UN Globe COP26 Legislators Summit closing panel,on how policy makers must set markers for how momentum on climate action can be accelerated from COP26,and also spoke at the Youth Environment Summit in Edinburgh on the importance of young voices on climate.
Following a Shadow Cabinet reshuffle on 7 December 2023,Lee was reallocated as Shadow Minister for Education alongside her existing portfolio responsibilities as Shadow Treasurer,Shadow Minister for Housing Affordability and Choice,Shadow Minister for Climate Action,Energy and Emissions Reduction,Shadow Minister for Economic Development,Tourism and Major Projects. [10]
For the upcoming 2024 ACT election,Elizabeth Lee has announced a bold $100 million infrastructure investment to upgrade neglected suburbs in Canberra. [11]
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