Rosalie Woodruff
Rosalie Woodruff | |
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| Leader of the Tasmanian Greens | |
| Assumed office 13 July 2023 | |
| Premier | Jeremy Rockliff |
| Deputy | Vica Bayley |
| Preceded by | Cassy O'Connor |
| Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Franklin | |
| Assumed office 17 August 2015 Serving with 6 others | |
| Preceded by | Nick McKim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1964 or 1965 (age 60–61) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Greens |
| Domestic partner | Paul Gibson |
| Children | Two daughters |
| Alma mater | Australian National University University of Canberra |
| Occupation | Epidemiologist |
| Website | https://tasgreensmps.org |
Rosalie Ellen Woodruff is an Australian politician and current leader of the Tasmanian Greens. She has represented Franklin in the Tasmanian House of Assembly since 17 August 2015, when she was elected in a count back to replace Nick McKim.[1][2]
Education
[edit]Woodruff holds a Bachelor of Arts in Professional Writing from the University of Canberra, as well as a Master of Public Health and PhD in Epidemiology from the Australian National University,[3] on the topic of climate and environment as predictors for Ross River Virus.[4]
After living in the ACT, she relocated to Tasmania with her partner in 2007.[citation needed]
Political career
[edit]Woodruff has previously contested the federal seat of Franklin for the Australian Greens at the 2013 federal election,[5] and again, at the state level in the 2014 Tasmanian election. Prior to entering parliament, she served as a councillor for the Huon Valley Council from 2009.[6]
Woodruff was elected to state Parliament in 2015 following a Hare-Clark count back triggered by previous incumbent Nick McKim's resignation to fill a senate vacancy created by the retirement of Christine Milne.[7]
Tasmanian Greens Leader
[edit]Following the resignation of Cassy O'Connor as leader of the Tasmanian Greens, and from the Tasmanian House of Assembly on 13 July 2023, Woodruff became acting Greens Leader.[8] With the election of Vica Bayley on 1 August 2023 to the seat of Clark for the Greens via a count back, Woodruff was confirmed as leader of the Tasmanian Greens.[9]
Woodruff lead the party to the 2024 Tasmanian State Election, the first held after the House of Assembly was restored to its original size of 35 seats, up from 25. Under her leadership, the party increase its representation in the House Of Assembly from two to five members.
Woodruff was re-elected at the 2025 Tasmanian state election.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Franklin recount result" (PDF). Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ "Rosalie Woodruff". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Annual Report 2004" (PDF). National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health. Australian National University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ Woodruff, Rosalie Ellen (2003). "Climate and environment as signal predictors of Ross River virus disease". doi:10.25911/5d626be379c1b. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Franklin". ABC Elections. ABC. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ "Huon Valley Council 2009 election report" (PDF). Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ Medhora, Shalailah (30 July 2015). "Nick McKim to replace Christine Milne as Greens senator for Tasmania". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ Gibson, Jano (13 July 2023). "Cassy O'Connor, Tasmanian Greens Leader, resigns for tilt at upper house". ABC News. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "New Greens Team Confirmed". Tasmanian Greens. 1 August 2023. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Tasmania Election 2025 Results". www.abc.net.au. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
External links
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- Rosalie Woodruff on Twitter
- Rosalie Woodruff on Facebook
- Rosalie Woodruff on YouTube
- Rosalie Woodruff's page at Tasmanian Greens MPs website
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