Adriana Taylor Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Adriana Taylor
Honorific-Suffix:MLC
Office:Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Elwick
Term Start:1 May 2010
Term End:7 May 2016
Predecessor:Terry Martin
Successor:Josh Willie
Birth Date:20 August 1946
Birth Place:Tilburg, Netherlands
Citizenship:Australian
Nationality:Dutch
Party:Independent
Spouse:Beres Taylor (m. 1968)
Alma Mater:University of New England
Occupation:Teacher
Office2:Commissioner of the Huon Valley
Termstart2:10 October 2016
Termend2:30 October 2018
Appointer2:Peter Gutwein

Adriana Johanna Taylor (born 20 August 1946) is an Australian politician. She was an Independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Elwick from 2010 to 2016.

She was born in Tilburg in the Netherlands,[1] and migrated with her family to Australia in 1956.

Taylor, a short-term Labor Party member and former mayor of Glenorchy from 2005 to 2011, ran as an independent for the seat of Elwick in 2010, which was being vacated by Labor-turned-independent MLC Terry Martin following charges of child sexual abuse. She easily defeated her Labor opponent with 49% of the vote.[2]

She was defeated by Labor candidate Josh Willie at the 2016 periodic elections.[3]

She was appointed Commissioner for Huon Valley Council in October 2016 following the dismissal of the municipal council by the State Government.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE4514b.htm Taylor, Adriana Johanna (1946 -)
  2. Web site: Tasmanian Electoral Commission . Elwick first preferences . 1 May 2010 . 2 May 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110302165056/http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/LegislativeCouncil/LC2010/Elwick/2010ElwickFirst%20.html . 2 March 2011 . dead . dmy-all.
  3. News: Labor increases upper house numbers as Josh Willie takes Elwick . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 8 May 2016 . 8 May 2016.
  4. News: Former Glenorchy mayor and Elwick MLC Adriana Taylor new Commissioner of Huon Valley Council. The Mercury.