Michelle O'Byrne

Michelle O'Byrne
The Honourable
Michelle O'Byrne
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Bass
In office
3 October 1998 – 9 October 2004
Preceded by Warwick Smith
Succeeded by Michael Ferguson
Personal details
Born 6 March 1968 (1968-03-06) (age 43)
Launceston, Tasmania
Nationality Australian
Political party Australian Labor Party
Alma mater University of Tasmania
Occupation Unionist

Michelle Anne O'Byrne (born 6 March 1968) is Australian politician for the Australian Labor Party. She was elected in the 2006 state election to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the division of Bass. Prior to her election to state parliament she was a member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1998 to 2004, representing the Division of Bass.

O'Byrne was born in Launceston, Tasmania, and graduated from the University of Tasmania. She was an organiser for the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union, and electorate officer to Senator Kerry O'Brien before entering politics. She won the federal seat of Bass in 1998, and again in 2001, but was defeated by her Liberal opponent Michael Ferguson in the 2004 election. Many put this down to concern about loss of forestry jobs under Labor's environment policy, which had the potential to adversely affect O'Byrne's electorate.

After more than a year out of politics, O'Byrne ran as a Labor candidate in the 2006 state election and was easily elected for the state seat of Bass, which covers the same territory as the federal seat. She topped the poll in the five-member electorate, receiving 23.3% of first preferences, helping ensure that Bass was the only seat to record a swing to Labor.

Prior to the 2010 election, O'Byrne was Minister for Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts, Minister for Tourism and Minister for Sport and Recreation in the Bartlett government.

References

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Warwick Smith
Member for Bass
1998–2004
Succeeded by
Michael Ferguson

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