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Ashmore-Smith, Suzanne Catherine

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Political candidate, Teacher, Lawyer and Taxation officer

A once-only candidate (ALP for Bligh in 1978), who later had a varied and successful career.


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Suzanne Ashmore-Smith was educated at Santa Sabina College, Strathfield, and the University of Sydney, where she graduated in Arts (BA) and obtained her teacher’s certificate. She later completed a law degree at the University of New South Wales (LLB).

She taught in schools in Papua New Guinea and Thailand and was a part-time tutor in politics at the UNSW for three years. In 1978 she became Assistant Research Officer with the Australian Taxation Office, later rising to become Assistant Commissioner.

Suzanne Ashmore-Smith joined the ALP c.1960. After returning to Australia from a long residence overseas, she rejoined the party and was elected a delegate to various party councils and to the Labor Women’s Conference.

 
Sources used to compile this entry: The Radical vol. 9, no. 5, September 1978; Commissioner of Taxation: Annual Report 1999-2000; Commonwealth of Australia: Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit. 16 June 1998.
 
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