Kathy Smith
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
for Gosford
In office
28 March 2015 – 14 February 2017
Preceded byChris Holstein
Succeeded byLiesl Tesch
Personal details
Born1948 or 1949[1]
Sheffield, England
Died(2017-05-31)31 May 2017 (aged 67–68)
CitizenshipAustralian
Political partyLabor Party (from 2014)
Other political
affiliations
OccupationBusiness administrator and manager

Kathleen Smith (1948/49 – 31 May 2017) was an Australian politician who served in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Gosford for the Labor Party from 2015 to 2017.[2][3]

Smith was previously the chairwoman of Cancer Voices NSW, and has worked with organisations including the Consumers Health Forum, Medicines Australia, and Cancer Institute of NSW. She was also a member of the Palmer United Party before being selected as the Labor candidate for the seat of Gosford in the 2015 election.[1]

On 14 February 2017, Smith announced that a cancer she had previously been treated for had metastasised, and she would resign from parliament to undergo further treatment.[4] She died on 31 May 2017.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Former PUP Kathy Smith to bark for Labor in Gosford". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). 29 October 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  2. ^ "NSW Election 2015 - Gosford". ABC News. March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Ms (Kathy) Kathleen Smith". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  4. ^ Nicholls, Sean (13 February 2017). "Third byelection as Gosford MP Kathy Smith resigns from parliament". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  5. ^ "Former MP for Gosford, Kathy Smith, dies after long battle with cancer". The Daily Telegraph. 31 May 2017.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly Preceded byChris Holstein Member for Gosford 2015–2017 Succeeded byLiesl Tesch
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