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Vanessa Goodwin

Australian politician

Summary

Australian politician

Field	Value
name	Vanessa Goodwin
image	[[File:Vanessa Goodwin.jpg	Vanessa Goodwin	200px]]
office1	Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Pembroke
predecessor1	Allison Ritchie
successor1	Jo Siejka
term_start1	1 August 2009
term_end1	2 October 2017
birth_date
birth_place	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
death_date
death_place	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
nationality	Australian
party	Liberal Party
alma_mater	University of Tasmania
profession	Lawyer, criminologist

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Vanessa Goodwin (22 April 1969 – 3 March 2018) was an Australian politician. She was the Liberal Party member for the seat of Pembroke in the Tasmanian Legislative Council from the Pembroke by-election on 1 August 2009 until her resignation due to brain cancer on 2 October 2017.

Early life

Goodwin was born in Hobart, Tasmania. She received a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Tasmania, a Master of Philosophy (Criminology) from the University of Cambridge, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Tasmania.

Career

Goodwin was a criminologist and lawyer who had worked for the Department of Police and Public Safety. She had previously worked as an Associate to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania, as the Public Affairs Officer for the local Australian Hotels Association branch and as a research assistant for the Tasmanian Governor.

Goodwin unsuccessfully contested the state seat of Franklin at the 2006 Tasmanian election, and the federal seat of Franklin at the 2007 federal election.

In 2009, Tasmanian Legislative Council member for Pembroke, Allison Ritchie, resigned, causing a by-election. Goodwin stood as the Liberal candidate, and won by a large margin. She was re-elected in 2013.

After the 2014 Tasmanian election, Goodwin was appointed Attorney-General, Minister for Justice, Minister for Corrections and Minister for the Arts, as well as Leader for the Government in the Legislative Council.

Goodwin resigned on 2 October 2017 for health reasons. Her seat was filled in a by-election, which was won by Labor's Jo Siejka.

Health and death

On 25 March 2017, Goodwin was hospitalised with multiple brain tumours. On 6 April, Premier Will Hodgman informed the parliament that she was not expected to recover.

She died from brain cancer on 3 March 2018, aged 48, on the day of the 2018 Tasmanian state election.

References

[http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/LC/goodwin/goodwin.htm Biographical details] {{Webarchive. link. (12 September 2009 , ''Parliament of Tasmania'')
[http://www.abc.net.au/elections/tas/2009/legislativecouncil/pembroke.htm Pembroke 2009 by-election candidates], ''ABC elections''
"University of Tasmania Graduates and State Parliament: Don Wing". [[University of Tasmania]].
Antony Green. "Pembroke by-election". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Antony Green. "2013 Tasmanian Legislative Council Elections". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
[http://www.willhodgman.com.au/media-releases/strong-team-to-deliver-our-long-term-plan-for-tasmania Strong team to deliver our long-term Plan for Tasmania], ''Will Hodgman, web site''
[http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/HA/Cabinet.htm The Ministry] {{Webarchive. link. (17 February 2004 , ''Parliament of Tasmania'')
(2 October 2017). "Pembroke by-election next month". The Mercury.
[http://www.themercury.com.au/news/politics/attorneygeneral-vanessa-goodwin-hospitalised-with-multiple-brain-tumours/news-story/63c315127f54639db5af8261a6da6a2f Attorney-General Vanessa Goodwin hospitalised with multiple brain tumours], The Mercury. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
(6 April 2017). "Vanessa Goodwin not expected to recover from cancer, Tasmanian Premier announces". ABC News.
(3 March 2018). "Former Attorney-General Vanessa Goodwin dies after a battle with brain cancer". The Mercury.

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