Lea Stevens | |
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| Member of the South Australian Parliament for Elizabeth | |
| In office 9 April 1994 –18 March 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Martyn Evans |
| Succeeded by | Electorate renamed Little Para |
| Member of the South Australian Parliament for Little Para | |
| In office 18 March 2006 –20 March 2010 | |
| Succeeded by | Lee Odenwalder |
| Minister for Health | |
| In office 2002–2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 June 1947 |
| Party | Australian Labor Party (SA) |
Lea Stevens (born 15 June 1947) is an Australian former politician. She was the Labor Party member for the electoral district of Little Para from the 1994 Elizabeth by-election to the 2010 state election.
Before her political career,Stevens gained a Bachelor of Science and Diploma of Education at the University of Adelaide. After her studies she worked as a high school principal at Fremont Elizabeth High School. [1]
Stevens was the South Australian Minister for Health from early 2002 until late 2005,when she resigned for personal health reasons.
At the 2006 election,Stevens increased her margin to 16.7%,but she retired at the 2010 state election and was replaced by Lee Odenwalder. [2]
