- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE0166
Cross, Helen
- Occupation Parliamentarian
Summary
A member of the Liberal Party, Helen Cross was elected to the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory representing the electorate of Molonglo, in 2001. She served as an Independent from 2002 and lost her seat at the 2004 election.
Details
Cross ran her own marketing and events business and was a past President of the Phillip Traders’ Association and Vice-President of Women in Information and Communications. She also worked for the Local Chamber of Commerce, the Canberra Festival and the Canberra Symphony Orchestra and was involved in community work for various organisations including the Smith Family and Clean-up Australia.
Cross ran unsuccessfully for the Legislative Assembly again in 2020 as an independent in the seat of Yerrabi. She died in July 2022.
Published resources
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Resource
- Trove: Cross, Helen, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-693079
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Site Exhibition
- From Lady Denman to Katy Gallagher: A Century of Women's Contributions to Canberra, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2013, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/ldkg
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- Obituary: Former MLA Helen Cross, Stefaniak, Bill, 18 July 2022, https://canberradaily.com.au/obituary-former-mla-helen-cross/