Laura Henderson (Australian politician) explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Laura Henderson
Honorific-Suffix:MLC
Birth Date:[1]
Party:Liberal
Office:Member of the Legislative Council
Parliament:South Australian
Term Start:19 March 2022

Laura Henderson (née Curran) is an Australian politician. She has been a Liberal member of the South Australian Legislative Council since the 2022 state election.[2]

Henderson grew up in Saudi Arabia before moving to Adelaide for study.[3] She was president of the Liberal Women's Council and a staffer to Senator Alex Antic, and is associated with the religious rightwing conservative faction of the Liberal Party.[4]

Prior to being elected to the Legislative Council in 2022, Henderson had been the Liberal candidate for the state lower house seat of Reynell in 2018 and the federal seat of Kingston in 2019. She was studying the final year for a Bachelor of Laws at University of South Australia during the 2018 election campaign.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members, New and Former. 3 May 2022. Hansard.
  2. 6928. Hon Laura Aberdeen Curran. 10 November 2022.
  3. Web site: Laura Curran. Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division).
  4. News: Liberal factional 'split' looms after "epic defeat". 3 February 2022. InDaily. Richardson. Tom.
  5. Web site: Electorate: Reynell . SA Election 2018 . 14 April 2022 . ABC News.