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Citizenship
  
Australian

Party
  
Greens Western Australia

Spouse
  
Michael Lynch

Role
  
Australian Politician

Name
  
Chrissy Sharp


Chrissy Sharp Chrissy Sharp The Greens WA

Born
  
18 November 1947 (age 76) London, England (
1947-11-18
)

Political party
  
Greens Western Australia

Alma mater
  
University of Sheffield (BA) University of Kent (MA) Murdoch University (PhD)

Committees
  
Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia (1989-1995)

Education
  
University of Kent, Murdoch University, University of Sheffield

Christine "Chrissy" Sharp (born 18 November 1947) is a former Australian politician.

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Early life

Born in London, Sharp completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours at the University of Sheffield, and a Master of Arts (Political Science) at the University of Kent. She travelled widely before coming to Western Australia in 1973, later completing a PhD at Murdoch University on politics and ethics.

In 1974 and 1975, Sharp was a journalist for the ABC, and during that time was a prominent activist in Western Australia's burgeoning forest movement. In 1977, Sharp moved with her partner from the city to a farm in Balingup, where she started a local business as a tree farmer.

Sharp was a member of the Environmental Protection Authority from her appointment in 1989 to 1995.

Political career

Sharp served on the Donnybrook-Balingup Shire Council.

In the 1989 state election, Sharp worked for the Greens candidate for the South West Region, Louise Duxbury, on policy development.

In 1997, Sharp was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council as a Greens member representing South West Region. She held the seat until her retirement in 2005.

References

Chrissy Sharp Wikipedia