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Ferris, Jeannie Margaret (1941 - 2007)

Born
14 March 1941
Auckland, New Zealand
Died
2 April 2007
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Occupation
Journalist, Parliamentarian and Political staffer
Website
http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display
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Summary

A member of the Liberal Party of Australia, Jeannie Ferris was elected as a Senator for South Australia to the Senate of the Parliament of Australia in 1996. She died in office from ovarian cancer in 2007. During her parliamentary career she was appointed Government Whip in 2002.

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See also

  • Fitzherbert, Margaret, So Many Firsts: Liberal Women from Enid Lyons to the Turnbull Era, The Federation Press, Leichhardt, NSW, 2009, 286 pp. Details

Rosemary Francis

Created: 24 February 2009

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