• Entry type: Person
  • Entry ID: AWE2075

Roper, Edna Sirius

(1913 – 1986)
  • Born 21 July, 1913, Alberton South Australia Australia
  • Died 8 October, 1986, Leura New South Wales Australia
  • Occupation Homemaker, Jeweller, Parliamentarian

Summary

Edna Roper was an ALP member of the New South Wales Legislative Council for over twenty years. She was elected in 1957 and then re-elected in 1970. She served as Deputy Leader of the Opposition between 3/12/1973 -13/5/1976 (2 years 5 months 11 days) and was Deputy Leader of Government between 14/5/1976 – 17/10/1978 (2 years 5 months 4 days). She was a delegate to the International Women’s Year conference in Mexico in 1975.

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