Ellnor Grassby

Ellnor Grassby
Minister for Housing and Urban Services
In office 16 May 1989 – 5 December 1989
Preceded by	new Ministry
Succeeded by	Trevor Kaine
Member of the ACT Legislative Assembly
In office 4 March 1989 – 18 February 1995 Serving with Berry, Collaery, Connolly, Duby, Follett, Humphries, Jensen, Kaine, Kinloch, Maher, Moore, Nolan, Prowse, Stefaniak, Stevenson, Wood, Whalan
Succeeded by	Multi-member multiple constituencies
Personal details
Born	Ellnor Judith Louez (1937-01-14) 14 January 1937 (age 80) Griffith, New South Wales
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Al Grassby AM
Children	Gabriella Davis
Occupation	Politician

Ellnor Judith Grassby, née Louez (born 14 January 1937), a former Australian politician, was a member of the multi-member single constituency unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, representing the Australian Labor Party between 1989 and 1995. Grassby served as Minister for Housing and Urban Services in the First Follett Ministry.

Born in Griffith, New South Wales, Ellnor Louez married Al Grassby in 1962, who was elected as the Labor Member for Murrumbidgee in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1965, before being elected as the federal Labor Member for Riverina in the House of Representatives in 1969. Prior to entering politics, Ellnor Grassby was employed in the accreditation of nurses, owned and managed hotels, and was a volunteer fundraiser and Board member for a number of non-profit organisations.

Ellnor Grassby was elected the inaugural ACT Legislative Assembly at the 1989 general election, and re-elected to the second Assembly at the 1992 general election. Grassby contested the multi-member electorate of Ginninderra at the 1995 general election, but was unsuccessful. Grassby served as the Minister for Housing and Urban Services in the First Follett Ministry, during 1989; however was not appointed to subsequent Labor ministries.

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