Leonie Marjorie Short (born 1 January 1956) was a member of the

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for eight months in 2001, representing the western

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seat of Ryan for the

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, a party she had been a member of since 1981. Short was elected on 17 March 2001 at a

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following the resignation of John Moore in what was normally a safe

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seat. The Liberals' preferred candidate, Michael Johnson, was unable to stand because he had not renounced his British citizenship. Short defeated former state Liberal president Bob Tucker, with a swing of 9.59%. Issues such as the introduction of the GST, and increased petrol and beer prices, dominated the by-election. The seat reverted to the Liberals at the

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in November 2001, in which Short was defeated by Michael Johnson. Short has a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters of Health Planning, and is a registered dental therapist. Following her time in parliament, she worked at Teachers Union Health and DRUG ARM. She then helped establish Australia's first new Dental School in 57 years at

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on the Gold Coast. She is currently associate professor of Oral Health at

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. She has published numerous articles in professional journals and has been awarded over $1m in competitive research grants. She is a life member of the Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists' Association, an Associate Fellow of the Australian College of Health Service Executives, and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

References

Leonie Short, Parliamentary Library Biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grant, Leonie 1956 births Living people Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Ryan Women members of the Australian House of Representatives Academic staff of Central Queensland University 21st-century Australian politicians 21st-century Australian women politicians Australian MPs 1998–2001