Janet Powell
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Janet Frances Powell (born September 29, 1942). She was appointed a Senator for Victoria, representing the Australian Democrats, upon the resignation of the party's founder, Don Chipp in 1986.
She became the third leader of the party, from July 1, 1990 to August 19, 1991.
After internal disagreements related to her loss of the leadership she resigned from the party in 1992 and formed her own political party, The Janet Powell Independents' Network. She continued as a Senator until she was defeated at the 1993 election, achieving 33,177 votes (1.2%), falling a long way short of being re-elected. The fledgling political party was voluntarily deregistered after her defeat.
In 2004, she joined the Australian Greens, citing that they were more capable of achieving the function of a third force in Australian politics.
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| Preceded by Janine Haines |
Leader of the Australian Democrats 1990-1991 |
Succeeded by John Coulter |
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