Kim Booth Explained

Kim Booth
Office1:Leader of the Tasmanian Greens
Term Start1:7 April 2014
Term End1:20 May 2015
Predecessor1:Nick McKim
Successor1:Cassy O'Connor
Office2:Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Bass
Term Start2:20 July 2002
Term End2:20 May 2015
Successor2:Andrea Dawkins
Constituency2:Bass
Birth Place:New South Wales, Australia
Nationality:Australian
Party:Greens
Occupation:Sawmiller

Kim Dion Booth (born 1951) is a former Australian politician. He was the leader of the Tasmanian Greens from April 2014 to May 2015, and represented the Division of Bass in the Tasmanian House of Assembly.

Political career

After the 2010 Tasmanian state election, Booth refused to support the Greens-Labor deal, warning that the deal with Labor would hurt the Greens.[1] He held the Greens portfolios of Forests; Energy; Attorney-General and Justice; Small Business; Industry; Racing and Gaming; and Veterans Affairs.

He was re-elected at the 2014 House of Assembly elections,[2] and was subsequently elected as party leader.[3]

On 20 May 2015, Booth announced he was resigning from Parliament and as leader of the Greens with immediate effect, following the death of his father. His seat in Bass was filled by Andrea Dawkins after the TEC conducted a count back from the 2014 election results.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Andrews. Allison. Kim Booth's warning: It's a trap!. The Examiner. 2014-05-21. 20 April 2010.
  2. Web site: 2014 House of Assembly Summary of Elected Members . Tasmanian Electoral Commission . 8 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140406213821/http://www.tec.tas.gov.au/StateElection/Results.html . 6 April 2014 . dmy-all .
  3. News: Greens appoint Kim Booth as new leader in Tasmania . 7 April 2014. . 8 April 2014.
  4. News: Tasmanian Greens leader Kim Booth resigns from State Parliament. 20 May 2015. ABC News. 20 May 2015.