Elizabeth Jean Andrew (later Andrew-Oates; 28 February 1948 – 12 April 1993) was an Australian politician. She was a

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member of the

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from 1974 to 1977, representing the suburban Darwin electorate of Sanderson. She served as Executive Member for Education and Community Services and Executive Member for Education and Law in the ministry of Dr Goff Letts. Andrew was born in

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, and was educated at Western Teachers College and the

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. She moved to Darwin in 1973, and taught variously at Gillen,

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and Wagaman before her election to the Legislative Assembly in 1974 at the age of 26. She was unexpectedly defeated by Labor candidate

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in 1977, and returned to teaching at Howard Springs and then Parap. She was appointed Administrator of the Northern Territory Arts Council in 1980 and served as general secretary of the Country Liberal Party until 1983. She left the Northern Territory for

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in 1986 when her navy officer husband received an interstate posting. She was diagnosed with cancer in 1989 and died in 1993 at the age of 45.

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