Heather Hill (politician)
| Heather Hill | |
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| State Leader of Pauline Hanson's One Nation in Queensland |
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In office 21 May 1998 – 13 June 1998 |
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| Deputy | Ian Petersen |
| Preceded by | Party created |
| Succeeded by | Bill Feldman |
| Leader of Pauline Hanson's One Nation in the Senate |
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In office 3 October 1998 – 23 June 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Len Harris |
| Senator-elect for Queensland | |
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In office 3 October 1998 – 23 June 1999 |
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| Succeeded by | Len Harris |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Heather Rafe 9 August 1960 London, England, U.K. |
| Political party | Independent (since 2003) |
| Other political affiliations |
Pauline Hanson's One Nation (1997–1999) City Country Alliance (1999–2003) |
| Spouse(s) | Ken Hill |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation |
Community facility manager (Ipswich Resource Centre) |
| Profession |
Public servant Politician |
Heather Hill (nee Rafe; born 9 August 1960) is an English-born Australian former politician.
Heather Rafe was born in 1960 in London. In 1971 her family moved to Australia, arriving in Brisbane, Queensland on 6 October of that year. She attended school in Brisbane. In January 1981, Heather Rafe married Ken Hill, an Australian citizen, with whom she would later have two children, Joshua and Hayley.
Hill was the manager of the Family Resource Centre in Ipswich for six years from 1991. The Liberal-National coalition government withdrew funding from the centre in 1997, spurring Hill to become involved with Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party.
Hill intended to stand for election, but to do so she had to be an Australian citizen. She applied for Australian citizenship in January 1998, which was granted on 20 January. She then attended a citizenship ceremony where she was presented with a certificate after reciting the pledge of loyalty to Australia. She also applied for an Australian passport. However, she needed to travel to New Zealand for family reasons on 4 February, and because her Australian passport had not arrived by then (it was issued only the previous day, 3 February), she used her British passport.
On 13 June 1998 Hill stood as the One Nation candidate for the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in the 1998 Queensland election, in the seat of Ipswich. She lost to Labor candidate David Hamill.
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