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'''Anita Dow''' is an [[Australia]]n politician. She was elected to the [[Tasmanian House of Assembly]] for the [[Australian Labor Party]] in the [[Division of Braddon (state)|Division of Braddon]] at the [[Tasmanian state election, 2018|2018 state election]].<ref name=ABC>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/tas-election-2018//guide/brad/|title=Antony Green - Braddon|accessdate=27 March 2014}}</ref>
'''Anita Joy Dow''' is an Australian politician and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. She was elected to the [[Tasmanian House of Assembly]] for the [[Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)|Labor Party]] in the [[Division of Braddon (state)|Division of Braddon]] at the [[2018 Tasmanian state election|2018 state election]].<ref name=ABC>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/tas-election-2018//guide/brad/|title=Antony Green - Braddon|website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |accessdate=27 March 2014}}</ref><ref name="Dow Tas parl">{{cite Tas Parliament |title=Anita Joy Dowe |id=dow_A_HA_788 |access-date=26 July 2022}}</ref>


She was elected Mayor of [[Burnie, Tasmania|Burnie]] in 2010, and previously worked as a registered nurse.<ref name=ABC/>
She was Mayor of [[Burnie, Tasmania|Burnie]] from 2014 until 2017,<ref name="mayor">{{cite news|last1=Elliott|first1=Imogen|title=Burnie City Council Mayor Anita Dow resigns|url=http://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/5006139/burnie-city-council-mayor-anita-dow-resigns/|accessdate=4 March 2018|work=The Advocate|date=23 October 2017|language=en}}</ref> and previously worked as a registered nurse.<ref name=ABC/>

Following Labor's loss at the [[2021 Tasmanian state election|2021 state election]], Labor leader [[Rebecca White]] and deputy leader [[Michelle O’Byrne]] resigned their positions. Dow was elected unopposed as deputy leader.

Dow was re-elected as Deputy Leader following the Labor Party’s loss at the [[2024 Tasmanian state election|2024 Tasmanian State Election]], under new party leader [[Dean Winter]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 April 2024 |title=Dean Winter elected as new leader of Tasmanian Labor Party |url=https://pulsetasmania.com.au/news/dean-winter-elected-as-new-leader-of-tasmanian-labor-party/ |access-date=10 April 2024 |website=Pulse Tasmania}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 03:49, 10 April 2024

Anita Dow
MP
Anita Dow in 2015
Deputy Leader of the Opposition of Tasmania
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 May 2021
PremierPeter Gutwein
Jeremy Rockliff
LeaderDavid O’Byrne
Rebecca White
Dean Winter
Preceded byMichelle O’Byrne
Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 May 2021
LeaderDavid O’Byrne
Rebecca White
Dean Winter
Preceded byMichelle O’Byrne
Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
for Division of Braddon
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 March 2018
Mayor of Burnie
In office
28 October 2014 – 23 October 2017
Preceded bySteve Kons
Succeeded byAlvwyn Boyd
Personal details
Born1977 or 1978 (age 46–47)[1][2]
Burnie, Tasmania
Political partyLabor Party

Anita Joy Dow is an Australian politician and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. She was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly for the Labor Party in the Division of Braddon at the 2018 state election.[3][4]

She was Mayor of Burnie from 2014 until 2017,[5] and previously worked as a registered nurse.[3]

Following Labor's loss at the 2021 state election, Labor leader Rebecca White and deputy leader Michelle O’Byrne resigned their positions. Dow was elected unopposed as deputy leader.

Dow was re-elected as Deputy Leader following the Labor Party’s loss at the 2024 Tasmanian State Election, under new party leader Dean Winter.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Dow, Anita (2 May 2018). "Inaugural Speech".
  2. ^ Elliott, Imogen (23 October 2017). "Anita Dow resigns as Burnie City Council mayor". The Advocate.
  3. ^ a b "Antony Green - Braddon". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Anita Joy Dowe". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  5. ^ Elliott, Imogen (23 October 2017). "Burnie City Council Mayor Anita Dow resigns". The Advocate. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Dean Winter elected as new leader of Tasmanian Labor Party". Pulse Tasmania. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.


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