Leah Blyth | |
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Senator for South Australia | |
Assumed office 6 February 2025 | |
Preceded by | Simon Birmingham |
Shadow Assistant Minister for Stronger Families and Stronger Communities | |
Assumed office 28 May 2025 | |
President of the South Australian Liberal Party | |
Assumed office 23 August 2024 | |
Preceded by | Rowan Mumford |
Personal details | |
Born | 1980 |
Political party | Liberal |
Children | 3 |
Occupation | Politician,Education Executive |
Leah Blyth (born 1980) [1] is an Australian politician. She is a Senator for South Australia representing the Liberal Party. She was appointed to the Senate via a joint sitting of the Parliament of South Australia on 6 February 2025,to replace retiring Senator Simon Birmingham. [2] She will serve the remainder of Birmingham's term which will expire in 2028. [3]
Blyth was preselected for her Senate appointment on 31 January 2025,backed by right-wing party factional powerbroker and fellow Senator Alex Antic. [4] Without her successful preselection,she would have been a candidate for the federal election later that year,placing in an unwinnable fourth position on the Liberal Party senate ticket for South Australia. [5]
Less than four months after entering federal parliament,Blyth was appointed as Shadow Assistant Minister for Stronger Families and Stronger Communities in the Ley shadow ministry in May 2025. [6]
Prior to entering federal parliament,Blyth has been the President of the South Australian Liberal Party since August 2024. [7] She is an education executive and was a former Liberal Women's Council president. She is married with three children. [8]
Blyth is a member of the Conservative faction of the Liberal Party. [8]
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