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Asher, Louise (1956 - )

The Honourable

Born
26 June 1956
Brighton, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Teacher, Consultant and Parliamentarian
Website
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/members/id/54

Summary

A member of the Liberal Party of Australia, Louise Asher held the Ministerial portfolios of Tourism and Small Business from 1996-99 in the Kennett Government, which held power in Victoria from 1992-99. She served as the Member for Monash Province in the Legislative Council of the Victorian Parliament from 1992-99 and moved to the Legislative Assembly as the Member for Brighton in 1999 and was re-elected in 2002 and 2006. She held the position of Shadow Minister for Industry and Employment and Major Projects from January 2004 to December 2006 and was Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Shadow Minister for Urban Water, Shadow Minister for Small Business, Shadow Minister for Tourism and Major Events from 2006-10. She was re-elected in 2010 and is currently the Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business as well as Minister for Tourism and Major Events in the new Liberal Government. In addition she has retained the position of Deputy leader of the Liberal Party.

Details

1999-2002 Deputy Leader of the Opposition
1999-2001 Shadow Treasurer
2000-01 Shadow Minister for Finance
2001-02 Shadow Minister for Industry
and Employment, Major Projects
and Tourism
Dec 2002-Jan 2004 Shadow Minister for
Manufacturing and Exports

Sources used to compile this entry: Herd, Margaret (ed.), Who's who in Australia 2002, 38 edn, Crown Content, Melbourne, 2002, 2020 pp.

Published resources

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Book Sections

  • Asher, Louise, 'The Liberal Party and Women', in George Brandis, Tom Harley and Don Markwell (eds), Liberals Face the Future: essays on Australian Liberalism, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1984, p. 476. Details
  • Asher, Louise, 'Martha Glendinning: A Woman's Life on the Goldfields', in Marilyn Lake and Farley Kelly (eds), Double time: women in Victoria, 150 years, Penguin, Ringwood, Vic., 1985, p. 476. Details

Theses

  • Asher, Louise, ''The Women's Electoral Lobby: An Historical Inquiry', MA History, University of Melbourne', Thesis, 1980. Details

Online Resources

See also

  • Herd, Margaret (ed.), Who's who in Australia 2002, 38 edn, Crown Content, Melbourne, 2002, 2020 pp. Details

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Created: 19 August 2005, Last modified: 5 January 2011

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