Andrea Elizabeth Dawkins is an Australian former politician and

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worker. She represented

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in the

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from 9 June 2015, when she was elected in a

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to replace Kim Booth, until 3 March 2018, when she was defeated at the 2018 state election. She represented the

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. In August 2018, Dawkins announced that she would stand for deputy mayor of the

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as an independent, confirming she had ended her membership of the Greens. Dawkins attended Launceston College, and holds a Diploma of Management. Prior to her election, Dawkins served as an alderman on Launceston City Council. She also developed and ran a

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café called "Fresh on Charles" on Charles Street, Launceston from 1999 until 2013, when she sold the business. Following this, she worked in business development at Josef Chromy Wines, and later as manager of the Launceston Harvest Market. She has two daughters with partner Mark Kershaw.

Animal welfare

Dawkins is an

advocate. She is CEO of

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