Joan Taggart
Joan Margaret Taggart (2 April 1917 – 3 January 2003) was an Australian politician who was a member of the Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly from 1982 to 1986. She is notable for having been the first woman to hold a national office in the Australian Labor Party.
Early life
[edit]Taggart was born in Sydney and moved to Canberra in 1964. She worked in administration at the Australian National University and as an executive assistant for the Pipeline Authority.[1]
Political career
[edit]Taggart was elected junior vice-president of the ALP in 1979.[2] In doing so, she became the first woman to hold a national office bearer post in the Labor Party.[3]
She was elected to the Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly for the electorate of Canberra in 1982, and was Deputy Speaker in her term of office.[4] In 1984 she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.[5] The House of Assembly ceased to exist in 1986, and Taggart did not stand for election to the replacement assembly in 1989.
Personal life
[edit]By the time she stood for election in 1982, Taggart was a widow.[6] She died in 2003, aged 85.
References
[edit]- ^ "Canberra Times: "Meet the House of Assembly candidates", 24 May 1982, p 6, via Trove". Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Canberra Times: "Labor Party post", 14 July 1979, p 11, via Trove". Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard, 18 February 2003". Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Canberra Times: "Australia Day Honours List 1984", 26 January 1984, p 10, via Trove". Canberra Times. 26 January 1984. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Canberra Times: "Australia Day Honours List 1984", 26 January 1984, p 10, via Trove". Canberra Times. 26 January 1984. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Canberra Times: "Meet the House of Assembly candidates", 24 May 1982, p 6, via Trove". Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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