Anita Phillips
| Anita Phillips | |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Thuringowa |
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In office 17 February 2001 – 7 February 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Ken Turner |
| Succeeded by | Craig Wallace |
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| Born | 14 March 1945 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Alma mater | University of Canberra, University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | Social worker |
Anita Frances Phillips (born 14 March 1945) is a former Australian politician. She studied at the University of Melbourne, receiving a Diploma of Social Studies in 1968 and a Bachelor of Arts in 1976. In 1969, she moved to Townsville in Queensland and became a social worker. In 2001, she was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Labor member for Thuringowa, defeating One Nation-turned-independent sitting member Ken Turner. In 2004, she retired in order to contest the federal seat of Herbert, held by the Liberal Party's Peter Lindsay, in the 2004 federal election but was unsuccessful.
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