Patricia Mary Worth (born 21 April 1946) is a former

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member of the

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from March 1993 to October 2004, representing the

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. She was born in Riverton,

, and was a registered nurse and midwife and a manager in health administration before entering politics. Worth was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Family Services 1997–98 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs 1998–2001, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Aging from November 2001 to October 2004. Worth was defeated for reelection in 2004 by

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's Kate Ellis even as the Liberals were easily re-elected to a fourth term in government. After leaving Parliament, Worth became the chairwoman of DrinkWise Australia In 2016, Worth was awarded as a

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(AM).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Worth, Trish 1946 births Living people Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Adelaide Members of the Australian House of Representatives Women members of the Australian House of Representatives Australian nurses Australian midwives Members of the Order of Australia People from Riverton, South Australia Australian women nurses 21st-century Australian women politicians 20th-century Australian women politicians Australian MPs 1993–1996 Australian MPs 1996–1998 Australian MPs 1998–2001 Australian MPs 2001–2004