Dee Margetts

Dee Margetts
Senator for Western Australia
In office 1 July 1993 – 30 June 1999
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Born	5 March 1955 (1955-03-05) (age 56)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Greens WA

Diane (Dee) Elizabeth Margetts (born 5 March 1955) was an Australian politician. She was a member of the Australian Senate from 1993 to 1999 and a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 2001 to 2005, representing the Greens Western Australia.

Early life

Margetts was born in Fremantle and educated locally.

In 1979 she left Australia to study in the United Kingdom where she completed an Honours Degree in Development Studies in 1982.

Margetts then returned to Australia to complete a Diploma in Education at the University of Western Australia and then taught at high schools until 1988, when she became Coordinator for People for Nuclear Disarmament, a position which she held until 1991.

Political career

In the 1989 state election, Margetts stood as a candidate for the Alternation Coalition, a precursor to the Greens, in the seat of Freemantle.

At the 1990 federal election, Margetts stood as a Greens candidate for the seat of Swan.

In 1991, Margetts stood as a candidate for the mayor of Perth in the local government elections.

Margetts was then elected to the Senate in 1993.

References

• Dee Margetts, Senate Biography

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