Elisa Roberts

Elisa Mary Roberts (born 3 September 1970) is a former Australian politician. Born in Sydney, she served with the Australian Defence Force at Victoria Barracks in Paddington from 1989 to 1993, and received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of New South Wales in 1996. Having moved to Queensland, she was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in 2001 as the member for Gympie, representing Pauline Hanson's One Nation. She left the party on 18 April 2002 to sit as an independent, leaving only two One Nation MPs in the Parliament. She was re-elected as an independent in 2004, but was defeated in 2006 by National Party candidate David Gibson.[1] She re-contested Gympie in 2009 but was unsuccessful.

Elisa Roberts
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Gympie
In office
17 February 2001  9 September 2006
Preceded byLen Stephan
Succeeded byDavid Gibson
Personal details
Born
Elisa Mary Roberts

(1970-09-03) 3 September 1970
Sydney, Australia
Political partyIndependent (since 2002)
Other political
affiliations
Pauline Hanson's One Nation (2001–2002)
Alma materUniversity of New South Wales
OccupationDefence Force employee
(Australian Army)
ProfessionSoldier
politician
Military service
AllegianceCommonwealth of Australia
Branch/serviceAustralian Army
Years of service1989–1993
RankPrivate

References

  1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Len Stephan
Member for Gympie
20012006
Succeeded by
David Gibson


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