Leonie Therese Burke, née Hemingway (born 27 January 1949) is a former

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n politician. She was the

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member for

Prahran Prahran ( , also colloquially or ), is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Stonnington local government area. Prahran recorded a population ...

in the

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from 1996 to 2002. Burke was born in

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to Douglas and Marie Hemingway, and was educated at Genazzano Convent (1954–66) and Invergowrie College (1967). Between 1971 and 1986 she held nursing and secretarial positions and also the family directorship. She became a Prahran City Councillor in 1986 and served as Mayor from 1990 to 1992. After leaving the council in 1993, she became Chair of the Local Government Board until her entry into state politics in 1996. In 1996, Burke was elected to the

as the

member for

. She was the Parliamentary Secretary for Planning and Local Government from 1998 until the Kennett Government's defeat in 1999, when she became Shadow Minister for Local Government and Women's Affairs. She was defeated by Labor candidate

Tony Lupton Anthony Gerard "Tony" Lupton (born 10 January 1957) is an Australian former politician. He served as the member for Prahran in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2010, representing the Labor Party. Early life Lupton was born in M ...

in 2002.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Burke, Leonie 1949 births Living people Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly 21st-century Australian women politicians 21st-century Australian politicians Women members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Politicians from Melbourne 20th-century Australian women politicians 20th-century Australian politicians People educated at Genazzano FCJ College