The Australian Women's Register

Summary

Elisabeth Kirkby, a member of the Australian Democrats, was a member of the directly elected New South Wales Legislative Council from 19 September 1981 to 25 June 1998 and was State Parliamentary Leader of the Democrats for that period. For a complete record of her parliamentary service see the link to the New Suth Wales Parliament below. After leaving State Parliament she served as a Councillor of Temora Shire Council from 1999 to 2004.
Military Service: Auxiliary Territorial Service 1942-1945.
Elisabeth, who was granted retention of title of ‘Honourable’ for life, worked as a parliamentarian, actor, script writer, radio public affairs commentator and grazier. She became Australia’s oldest university graduate at the age of 93 in 2014, when she was awarded a PhD from the University of Sydney.