Judith Mary Edwards (born 10 April 1955) in
Beverley
Beverley is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located north-west of Hull city centre. At the 2021 census the built-up area of the town had a population of 30,930, and the smaller civil parish had ...
,
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
is an Australian politician. She was the
ALP member of the
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
The Western Australian Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Western Australia, an Australian state. The Parliament sits in Parliament House, Perth, Parliament House in the Western Australian capi ...
from May 1990 to September 2008, representing the electorate of
Maylands.
Edwards won
preselection
Preselection is the process by which a candidate is selected, usually by a political party, to contest an election for political office. It is also referred to as candidate selection. It is a fundamental function of political parties. The presel ...
for the seat of Maylands following the resignation of
Peter Dowding, and entered parliament at the
1990 Maylands by-election. She has subsequently been re-elected four more times in 1993, 1996, 2001 and 2005.
Prior to entering Parliament Edwards was a general practitioner after completing her
medical degree
A medical degree is a professional degree admitted to those who have passed coursework in the fields of medicine and/or surgery from an accredited medical school. Obtaining a degree in medicine allows for the recipient to continue on into special ...
from the
University of Western Australia
University of Western Australia (UWA) is a public research university in the Australian state of Western Australia. The university's main campus is in Crawley, Western Australia, Crawley, a suburb in the City of Perth local government area. UW ...
.
Once in Parliament Edward was appointed as minister of the environment and heritage from 2001 to 2003, and minister of environment from 2003 to 2006.
Edwards retired in 2008 and Lisa Baker won pre-selection for the seat, eventually winning the seat.
She was appointed a
Member of the Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an Australian honours and awards system, Australian honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Monarch ...
in the
2024 Australia Day Honours for her "significant service to the people and Parliament of Western Australia, and to the community".
References
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1955 births
Living people
Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Members of the Order of Australia
Australian general practitioners
People from Beverley, Western Australia
Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia
21st-century Australian politicians
Women members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
21st-century Australian women politicians