Ellnor Judith Grassby (; born 14 January 1937) is a former

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who served as a member of the multi-member single constituency

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, representing the Labor Party between 1989 and 1995. Grassby served as Minister for Housing and Urban Services in the First Follett Ministry.

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Born in ,

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, in 1962 Ellnor Louez married

Al Grassby Albert Jaime Grassby, Member of the Order of Australia, AM (12 July 1926 – 23 April 2005) was an Australians, Australian politician who served as Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (Australia), Minister for Immigration in the Australian ...

, who was elected as the Labor Member for Murrumbidgee in the

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in 1965, before being elected as the federal Labor Member for

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in the

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in 1969. Prior to entering politics, Ellnor Grassby was employed in the accreditation of nurses, owned and managed

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, and was a volunteer fundraiser and board member for a number of non-profit organisations. Ellnor Grassby was elected to the inaugural ACT Legislative Assembly at the 1989 general election, and re-elected to the second Assembly at the 1992 general election. Grassby contested the multi-member electorate of

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at the 1995 general election, but was unsuccessful. She served as the Minister for Housing and Urban Services in the First Follett Ministry, during 1989; however was not appointed to subsequent Labor ministries. During 2003–2005, Grassby served on the Chief Minister's Ministerial Advisory Council on Multicultural Affairs. She was a board member of Naming Australia Incorporated, a community organisation comprising representatives from the Spanish community, the Embassy of Spain in Australia, the business community and the ACT government who organisated celebrations for the 400th anniversary, in 2006, of Spanish contribution to the history and naming of Australia. Following the 2005 death of Al Grassby, media reports revealed that Ellnor Grassby was aware that her husband had lovers. However, she rejected allegations that the couple had separated thirty years earlier.

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