Elizabeth Harvey (politician)
Elizabeth Harvey | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Hawker | |
| In office 11 July 1987 – 24 March 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Ralph Jacobi |
| Succeeded by | Chris Gallus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 October 1946 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Died | 24 May 2025 (aged 78) |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse | Peter |
Elizabeth Robyn Truman née Harvey (19 October 1946 – 24 May 2025) was an Australian politician. She served as an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1987 to 1990.
Harvey was born in Adelaide on 19 October 1946. She completed a diploma in secondary teaching at Adelaide Teachers College and a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Adelaide.[1]
Harvey won the south Adelaide seat of Hawker as the Labor candidate at the 1987 federal election. Harvey was defeated for the same seat by Liberal candidate Chris Gallus at the 1990 federal election by an extremely narrow 14 votes.[2]
After politics, Truman worked as a ministerial staffer, public servant, teacher and writer. She published on a blog her novel, Snowflake's Hope, a fictionalised account of her experiences as a Federal MP.[3]
Truman died on 24 May 2025.[4]
References
- ^ "Biography for Harvey, Elizabeth Robyn". Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 February 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Psephos: 1990 Election - Voting by Constituency, South Australia". psephos.adam-carr.net. Archived from the original on 22 January 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ Amber, Jamieson (2013). "Hawke's spider poem and scary Keating: novel reveals life as an '80s MP". Crikey. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Death notice for Truman, Elizabeth Robyn". The Advertiser. Plympton. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.