Vanessa Goodwin

Who they were

Vanessa Goodwin was an Australian politician. She was the Liberal Party member for the seat of Pembroke in the Tasmanian Legislative Council from the Pembroke by-election on 1 August 2009 until her resignation due to brain cancer on 2 October 2017.

Early life

Educated at: University of Cambridge and University of Tasmania.

Early life Goodwin was born in Hobart , Tasmania . [ 1 ] She received a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Tasmania , a Master of Philosophy (Criminology) from the University of Cambridge , and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Tasmania . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] ^ Biographical details Archived 12 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine , Parliament of Tasmania ^ Pembroke 2009 by-election candidates , ABC elections ^ Wing, Don .

Path and career

Career Goodwin was a criminologist and lawyer who had worked for the Department of Police and Public Safety. [ 1 ] She had previously worked as an Associate to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania, as the Public Affairs Officer for the local Australian Hotels Association branch and as a research assistant for the Tasmanian Governor. [ 2 ] Goodwin unsuccessfully contested the state seat of Franklin at the 2006 Tasmanian election ,

Why this date

Vanessa Goodwin appears on our March 3 calendar for 2018 as a death entry.