Katie Hodson-Thomas
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| Katie Hodson-Thomas | |
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| Assumed office 14 December 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Clarko |
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| Constituency | Carine |
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| Born | April 28, 1957 Adelaide South Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Kerry |
Katina "Katie" Hodson-Thomas was born April 28, 1957 in Adelaide in South Australia. She has been a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Carine after winning the seat in the 1996 election.[1] She was subsequently re-elected to the seat in 2001 and 2005.
Born in Norwood, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, she was educated at the local high school before leaving to arrive in Western Australia in 1987. [2]
In January 2008, Hodson-Thomas announced that she will retire from politics at the end of her term. She left the party as a result of a bitter leadership feud between Paul Omodei and current leader Troy Buswell, and after Buswell had made inappropriate sexist comments to her in front of a large number of male colleagues, for which Buswell later apologised. She went on to remark that the state parliament was a boys club and the male members need to lift their standards.[3] [4]
[edit] References
- ^ Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (2008). Retrieved on 2008-06-10.
- ^ Katie Hodson-Thomas MLA JP - Member of Carine (2008). Retrieved on 2008-06-10.
- ^ The West Australian - Katie Hodson-Thomas quits Boys Club (2008). Retrieved on 2008-06-10.
- ^ ABC News - Hodson-Thomas resigns from politics (2008). Retrieved on 2008-06-10.
