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Name
  
Ruth Forrest


Role
  
Legislator

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Born
  
4 March 1962 (age 62) (
1962-03-04
)

Trans & Gender Diverse Rights: Powerful Speech by Ruth Forrest MLC (Tasmanian Parliament)


Ruth Jane Forrest (born 4 March 1962 in Burnie) is an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council in the electoral division of Murchison.

Forrest was first elected in May 2005. Following her first six-year term, she was the only candidate to stand for election in Murchison in the 2011 periodic elections, and will be declared elected unopposed on 7 May 2011.

She has a background, and an ongoing interest, in nursing and midwifery.

References

Ruth Forrest Wikipedia