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Elizabeth Susan Gleeson (7 March 1943 – 16 December 1989) was an Australian politician. She was born in
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, where she attended St Anne's College. She received a
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from
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, after which she worked as a research assistant to federal MP Harry Jenkins. A Labor Party member, she was a delegate to the state conference and was campaign director for
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. In 1985, she was elected to the
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as the member for Thomastown, but died in 1989 while still in office.


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