Tamara Smith
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Tamara Francine Smith, an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Ballina for the Greens since 2015.[2]
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Tamara Smith | |
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Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Ballina | |
Assumed office 28 March 2015 | |
Preceded by | Don Page |
Personal details | |
Born | 19 October[1] |
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Greens New South Wales |
Alma mater | University of New South Wales University of Sydney Southern Cross University |
Occupation | Secondary school teacher |
Profession | Solicitor |
Website | www |
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Smith is the first non-conservative to represent the Ballina area in 88 years, first woman to hold the seat of Ballina, and the first regional Greens MP to represent a regional lower house seat in Australia.[3]
Previous to being the Member for Ballina, Tamara worked as a secondary school teacher for many years both in Ballina and Central Australia before becoming a solicitor in 2012. Tamara has also been an Adjunct Professor in the School of Law and Justice at Southern Cross University since 2023.
Novelist Dominic Smith is her brother.[4]