Born 21.4.1946 at Riverton, SA.
Parliamentary Service
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Elected to the House of Representatives for Adelaide, South Australia, 1993, 1996, 1998 and 2001. Defeated at general elections 2004.
Committee service
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House of Representatives Standing: Community Affairs from 12.5.93; Selection Committee from 7.5.96 to 27.8.97.
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Joint Standing: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade from 18.6.96 to 4.9.97.
Conferences, delegations and visits
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Deputy Leader, Official Delegation to South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Botswana, July 1994.
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Member, Australia/Kuwait Parliamentary Friendship Group visit to Kuwait, October 1994.
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Coalition Spokesperson for the unofficial Parliamentary Delegation to Papeete, protesting against French nuclear testing in the Pacific, September 1995.
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Official visit to Cyprus and France, October-November 1999; Ireland, UK, Austria and Italy, October-November 2003; New Zealand, December 2003.
Parliamentary party positions
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Government Whip from 11.3.96 to 11.7.97.
Party positions
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Member, Liberal Party State Executive (SA) 1984-87.
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Chair, Liberal Party Women's Council (SA) 1984-87.
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Member, Liberal Party Federal Executive 1986-88.
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Chair, Liberal Party Federal Women's Committee 1986-88.
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Member, Liberal Party Advisory Committee on Policy 1986-88.
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Chair, Government Committee on Health, Family Services and Veterans' Affairs 1996-97.
Qualifications and occupation before entering federal Parliament
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Registered nurse and midwife.
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Manager in Health Administration (Pathology, Private Sector).
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A member of the Liberal Party of Australia, Trish Worth was elected to the House of Representative of the Australian Parliament as the Member for Adelaide, South Australia in 1993. She was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing on 26 November 2001 in the Howard Government. She was defeated at the 2004 election.
A registered nurse and midewife, Worth was a senior manager at a private pathology company before entering Federal Parliament. From 11 July 1997 to 21 October 1998, Worth was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Family Services. From 21 October 1998 until 2001, she was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs.
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Trish Worth was a registered nurse and midwife. Prior to being elected as Member of the House of Representatives for Adelaide, South Australia, she was working as a manager in health administration.
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1967
Award - Calvary Hospital Nurse of the Year award received
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1969 - 1972
Career position - Senior nursing positions at Calvary Hospital, South Australia
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1983 - 1987
Career position - Registered Nurse at Gribbles Pathology
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1987 - 1989
Career position - Patient Services Assistant Manager at Gribbles Pathology
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1989 - 1993
Career position - Patient Services Manager at Gribbles Pathology
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1993 -
Career position - Member of the House of Representatives for Adelaide
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1996 - 1997
Career position - Government Whip
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1997 - 1998
Career position - Federal Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Family Services
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1998 - 2001
Career position - Federal Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs
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2001 -
Career position - Federal Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing
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