Nicole Lawder

Nicole Ann Lawder (born 31 July 1962) is an Australian politician. She has been a Liberal member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly since June 2013.

Lawder was born in Malaysia to a military family. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the Australian National University, having moved to Canberra in 1988. She also received a Masters in Business from Swinburne University of Technology. A member of the National People with Disability and Carer Council (2008–13) and the ACMA Consumer Consultative Forum (2009–13), she was CEO of Homelessness Australia and the Deafness Forum of Australia. In 2012 she was the Liberal Party's Southern Electorate Branch Deputy President, and ran as a candidate at the 2012 ACT election for the seat of Brindabella. Although she was unsuccessful, she was elected on 28 June 2013 in a countback following the resignation of Zed Seselja.

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Current Members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

Labor (7)	Andrew Barr Yvette Berry Chris Bourke Joy Burch Simon Corbell Meegan Fitzharris Mick Gentleman Vacant

Liberal (8)	Alistair Coe Steve Doszpot Vicki Dunne Jeremy Hanson Giulia Jones Nicole Lawder Brendan Smyth Andrew Wall

Greens (1)	Shane Rattenbury

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