Anita Dow | |
|---|---|
 Anita Dow in 2015 | |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition of Tasmania | |
| Assumed office 17 May 2021 | |
| Premier | Peter Gutwein Jeremy Rockliff |
| Leader | David O’Byrne Rebecca White Dean Winter |
| Preceded by | Michelle O’Byrne |
| Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch) | |
| Assumed office 17 May 2021 | |
| Leader | David O’Byrne Rebecca White Dean Winter |
| Preceded by | Michelle O’Byrne |
| Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Division of Braddon | |
| Assumed office 3 March 2018 | |
| Mayor of Burnie | |
| In office 28 October 2014 – 23 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Kons |
| Succeeded by | Alvwyn Boyd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1977 or 1978 (age 45–46)[1][2] Burnie, Tasmania |
| Political party | Labor Party |
Anita Joy Dow is an Australian politician and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. She was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly for the Labor Party in the Division of Braddon at the 2018 state election.[3][4]
She was Mayor of Burnie from 2014 until 2017,[5] and previously worked as a registered nurse.[3]
Following Labor's loss at the 2021 state election, Labor leader Rebecca White and deputy leader Michelle O’Byrne resigned their positions. Dow was elected unopposed as deputy leader.
Dow was re-elected as Deputy Leader following the Labor Party’s loss at the 2024 Tasmanian State Election, under new party leader Dean Winter.[6]
References
- ^ Dow, Anita (2 May 2018). "Inaugural Speech".
- ^ Elliott, Imogen (23 October 2017). "Anita Dow resigns as Burnie City Council mayor". The Advocate.
- ^ a b "Antony Green - Braddon". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "Anita Joy Dowe". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Elliott, Imogen (23 October 2017). "Burnie City Council Mayor Anita Dow resigns". The Advocate. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "Dean Winter elected as new leader of Tasmanian Labor Party". Pulse Tasmania. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
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