Preceded by Phyllis Benjamin Name Kath Venn Succeeded by Hank Petrusma Role Politician | Education Ogilvie High School Spouse(s) Leo Venn (m. 1951) Party Australian Labor Party | |
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Full Name Kathleen Joan Darragh Born 12 November 1926 (age 97)
Hobart, Tasmania ( 1926-11-12 ) | ||
Political party Australian Labor Party | ||
Kathleen Joan "Kath" Venn (born 12 November 1926) is a former Australian politician. Born in Tasmania, she was a Labor member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1976 to 1982, representing the seat of Hobart. In 1982, she was defeated. She ran for the Senate in the 1984 election as an independent affiliated with Senator Brian Harradine, and received 8.6% of the vote, but preferences from Labor and the Nuclear Disarmament Party gave the seventh seat to Democrat Norm Sanders, who had 6% of the vote. In 2005 Venn was inducted to the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women for service to the Community.
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