Elizabeth Lee (Australian Politician)[edit]

Elizabeth Lee is a lawyer, fitness instructor and one of five members of the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory for the electorate of Kurrajong representing the Liberal Party. She was elected to the Assembly on 15 October 2016.

Early Life[edit]

Elizabeth migrated to Australia from South Korea in 1986 when she was 7 years old and grew up in Western Sydney. She moved to Canberra at 18 to study law at the ANU and has lived and worked in Kurrajong ever since.

Qualifications[edit]

Bachelor of Laws/ Bachelor of Asian Studies (ANU)
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (ANU)
Masters of Laws (ANU)
Cert III in Fitness (Australian Fitness Network)

Occupation[edit]

Law Lecturer, ANU and UC
Associate, Meyer Vandenberg Lawyers
Lawyer, Australian Government Solicitor
Legal Officer, Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department
Group Fitness Instructor

Electoral History[edit]

Elizabeth Lee ran for the Legislative Assembly in 2012 for the then seat of Molonglo. However, she was unsuccessful.

Lee then ran for the Australian House of Representatives in the seat of Fraser in Canberra's north in the 2013 General Election.

In 2016 Lee ran again for the Territory Assembly in the newly created electorate of Kurrajong. Lee won 9.1% of the first preference votes in Kurrajong, becoming the first woman