Trish Worth

The Honourable
Trish Worth
AM
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Adelaide
In office
13 March 1993 – 9 October 2004
Preceded by Bob Catley
Succeeded by Kate Ellis
Personal details
Born (1946-04-21) 21 April 1946
Riverton, South Australia
Nationality Australian
Political party Liberal Party of Australia
Spouse(s) Michael Cobb
Occupation Nurse

Patricia Mary "Trish" Worth AM (born 21 April 1946),[1] Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1993 to October 2004, representing the Division of Adelaide, South Australia.[2] She was born in Riverton, South Australia, and was a registered nurse and midwife and a manager in health administration before entering politics.[1]

Worth was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Family Services 1997–98 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs 1998–2001, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Aging from November 2001[1] to October 2004.

Worth was defeated for reelection in 2004 by Labor's Kate Ellis even as the Liberals were easily reelected to a fourth term in government. After leaving Parliament, Worth became the chairwoman of DrinkWise Australia[3]

In 2016, Worth was awarded as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM).[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Parliament of Australia (31 March 2004). "The Hon Trish Worth MP, Member for Adelaide (SA)". Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 4 April 2004.
  2. ↑ "Trish Worth concedes defeat". Sydney Morning Herald. 15 October 2004. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  3. ↑ DrinkWise Australia (25 March 2011). "The DrinkWise Australia Board". DrinkWise Australia.
  4. ↑ Fraser, Mark. "Australia Day 2016 Honours Lists – S1 – Order of Australia" (PDF). Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Bob Catley		 Member for Adelaide
1993–2004 		Succeeded by
Kate Ellis
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