Natasha Griggs

Natasha Griggs
Member of the Australian Parliament for Solomon
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 August 2010
Preceded by	Damien Hale
Personal details
Born	24 January 1969 (1969-01-24) (age 42) Adelaide, South Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Country Liberal Party
Occupation	Business manager

Natasha Louise Griggs (born 24 January 1969) is an Australian politician elected at the 2010 Australian Federal election to represent the division of Solomon for the Country Liberal Party.

Born in Adelaide,^[1] Griggs attended first and secondary school in Alice Springs before moving to Darwin to complete a Bachelor of Business at the Northern Territory University.^[2] Griggs was the Deputy Mayor of the City of Palmerston before being elected to parliament.^[2]

In 2009 Griggs won Country Liberal pre-selection for the marginal Labor Party seat held by Damien Hale since the previous election. At the subsequent election, Griggs beat Hale with a two party preferred swing of approximately 2.85% toward the Country Liberals and Griggs.^[3]. She became the first female member of the House of Representatives to represent the Northern Territory^[4].

References

1. ^ Biography for GRIGGS, Natasha Louise, Parliament of Australia.
2. ^ ^{a b} "Natasha Griggs". Country Liberals. http://www.countryliberals.org.au/content.php?id=2113. Retrieved 5 September 2010. 
3. ^ "Solomon First Preferences". Australian Electoral Commission. http://vtr.aec.gov.au/HouseDivisionFirstPrefs-15508-307.htm. Retrieved 5 September 2010. 
4. ^ http://natashagriggs.com.au/maiden-speech/

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Damien Hale	Member for Solomon 2010–present	Incumbent

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Name	Griggs, Natasha
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Date of birth	24 January 1969
Place of birth	Adelaide, South Australia
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