Elise Archer

The Honourable Elise Archer MP

Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 March 2014
Preceded by	Michael Polley
Personal details
Born	Elise Nicole Nylander (1971-03-25) 25 March 1971 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Spouse(s)	Dale Archer
Alma mater	University of Tasmania
Profession	Lawyer
Website	http://www.elisearcher.com

Elise Nicole Archer LLB (born 25 March 1971) is an Australian lawyer and politician. She was born in Launceston and educated in Hobart, Tasmania at Fahan School and the University of Tasmania.

She was elected to the Hobart City Council in October 2007.^[1]^[2]

She unsuccessfully stood as a Liberal Party of Australia candidate in the Division of Denison for the 2006 state election. She polled 3.2% of the primary vote, fourth on the Liberal ticket.^[3]

She stood for the same seat at the 2010 state election, polling 4.2% of the primary vote and narrowly secured the Liberal Party's second seat in Denison from preferences.^[4]

After being reelected at the 2014 state election, she was elected Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly.^[5]

References

↑ "Elise Archer – About Elise". Retrieved 2 April 2010.
↑ "Parliamentary Library Profile". Retrieved 10 April 2010.
↑ "Antony Green – The candidates for Denison". Retrieved 2 April 2010.
↑ "House of Assembly 2010 results – Denison". Retrieved 2 April 2010.
↑ Duncan Abey (30 March 2014). "Elise Archer to be Tasmania's first female Speaker". The Mercury.

External links

Official website

Parliament of Tasmania
Preceded by Michael Polley	Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly 2014–present	Incumbent

Current Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly

Labor (7)	Scott Bacon Lara Giddings Bryan Green David Llewellyn Michelle O'Byrne Madeleine Ogilvie Rebecca White

Liberal (15)	Elise Archer Guy Barnett Adam Brooks Sarah Courtney Michael Ferguson Matthew Groom Peter Gutwein Rene Hidding Will Hodgman Roger Jaensch Jacquie Petrusma Jeremy Rockliff Joan Rylah Mark Shelton Nic Street

Greens (3)	Andrea Dawkins Cassy O'Connor Rosalie Woodruff

Presiding officers of Australian legislatures

Australian Parliament

Speaker of the House of Representatives	Tony Smith (Lib)

President of the Senate	Stephen Parry (Lib)

New South Wales

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly	Shelley Hancock (Lib)

President of the Legislative Council	Don Harwin (Lib)

Victoria

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly	Telmo Languiller (ALP)

President of the Legislative Council	Bruce Atkinson (Lib)

Queensland

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly	Peter Wellington (Ind)

Western Australia

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly	Michael Sutherland (Lib)

President of the Legislative Council	Barry House (Lib)

South Australia

Speaker of the House of Assembly	Michael Atkinson (ALP)

President of the Legislative Council	Russell Wortley (ALP)

Tasmania

Speaker of the House of Assembly	Elise Archer (Lib)

President of the Legislative Council	Jim Wilkinson (Ind)

Northern Territory

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly	Kezia Purick (Ind)

Australian Capital Territory

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly	Vicki Dunne (Lib)

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