Christine Milne
| Christine Milne | |
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| Leader of the Australian Greens | |
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In office 13 April 2012 – 6 May 2015 |
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| Deputy | Adam Bandt |
| Preceded by | Bob Brown |
| Succeeded by | Richard Di Natale |
| Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens | |
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In office 10 November 2008 – 13 April 2012 |
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| Leader | Bob Brown |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Adam Bandt |
| Leader of the Tasmanian Greens | |
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In office 13 March 1993 – 29 August 1998 |
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| Deputy | Peg Putt |
| Preceded by | Bob Brown |
| Succeeded by | Peg Putt |
| Deputy Leader of the Tasmanian Greens | |
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In office 13 May 1989 – 13 March 1993 |
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| Leader | Bob Brown |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Peg Putt |
| Senator for Tasmania | |
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In office 1 July 2005 – 10 August 2015 |
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| Succeeded by | Nick McKim |
| Member of the Tasmanian Parliament for Lyons | |
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In office 13 May 1989 – 29 August 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Chris Batt |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Christine Anne Morris 14 May 1953 Latrobe, Tasmania |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party |
Australian Greens (2000–present) Previous Affiliations; Tasmanian Greens (1989–1998) |
| Spouse(s) | Neville Milne (m. 1975–d. 1999) |
| Children | Two sons |
| Alma mater | University of Tasmania |
| Website | christine-milne |
Christine Anne Milne (née Morris; born 14 May 1953 in Latrobe, Tasmania) is a former Australian Senator and was leader of the parliamentary caucus of the Australian Greens from 2012 to 2015. Milne stepped down as leader on 6 May 2015, replaced by Dr Richard Di Natale.
Milne was born in Latrobe, Tasmania, the second daughter of Wesley Vale dairy farmers Tom and June Morris. She attended Wesley Vale Area School from 1959 to 1963, St Mary's College, Hobart as a boarder from 1964 to 1969, and completed her final year of schooling at Devonport High School in 1970.
She studied history and political science at the University of Tasmania from 1971 to 1974, where she resided at Ena Waite University College and was elected its President. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours in Australian History, and a Certificate of Education in March 1975.
From 1975 to 1984 Milne worked as a secondary school teacher, teaching English, History and Social Science at Parklands High School, Devonport High School and Don College. She first came to public attention for her role in opposing the building of the Wesley Vale pulp mill near Bass Strait in North Western Tasmania on the basis of its environmental impact. She also participated in the ultimately successful campaign opposing the Franklin Dam and was arrested and jailed in 1983. She worked as a research officer with the Australian Bicentennial Historical Records Search from 1987 to 1988.
Milne was first elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1989 as a member of the Tasmanian Greens in the electorate of Lyons, one of five Green politicians elected at that election. She was part of the Labor–Green Accord, a political agreement between the Australian Labor Party and the Tasmanian Greens to form government after the 1989 general election had resulted in a hung parliament. When Bob Brown stood down in 1993 to contest the federal election, she became leader of the Greens in the Tasmanian Parliament and the first female leader of a political party in Tasmania.
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