- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE4326
Giddings, Larissa Tahireh (Lara)
- The Honourable, AO
- Born 14 November 1972, Goroka, , Papua New Guinea
- Occupation Electorate Officer, Lawyer, Parliamentarian
Summary
Larissa Giddings was the first female Premier of Tasmania from January 2011 until March 2014 when her government was defeated at the 2014 Tasmanian election. She held the positions of Treasurer and Minister for the Arts 2010 to 2014, Deputy Premier and Attorney-General 2008 to 2011 and Minister for Health and Human Services 2006 to 2008. She represented the Australian Labor Party in the Division of Lyons from 1996 to 1998 and then the Division of Franklin from 2002 to her retirement in 2018.
She was appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) in 2024 for distinguished service to the people and Parliament of Tasmania, and to the community.
Published resources
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Resource
- Trove: Giddings, Larissa Tahireh (1972-), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462244
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Site Exhibition
- The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia, Smart, Judith and Swain, Shurlee (eds.), 2014, http://www.womenaustralia.info/leaders
- Australian Women Lawyers as Active Citizens, http://www.womenaustralia.info/lawyers/biogs/AWE4326b.htm