Lia Finocchiaro
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Lia Finocchiaro MLA |
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| Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for Spillett |
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Assumed office 27 August 2016 |
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| Preceded by | new seat |
| Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for Drysdale |
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In office 25 August 2012 – 27 August 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Ross Bohlin |
| Succeeded by | Eva Lawler |
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Lia Emele Finocchiaro 20 September 1984 Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Country Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Sam Burke |
| Residence | Palmerston, Northern Territory |
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Lia Emele Finocchiaro (born 20 September 1984) is an Australian politician. She has been a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for the seat of Spillett since her election in 2016. She is also the deputy leader of the CLP, and hence Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
She was previously the member for Drysdale from 2012 to 2016.
Finocchiaro was born in the Northern Territory and grew up in Palmerston. She studied the International Baccalaureate diploma, then graduated with a double degree in law and international studies from the University of Adelaide. She returned to Darwin in 2008, and was admitted as a legal practitioner in the Northern Territory, commencing work as a graduate clerk at the Clayton Utz law firm. She also received a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from Charles Darwin University.
In 2012, the Country Liberal Party preselected Finocchiaro for the central Palmerston seat of Drysdale in that year's election, instead of sitting CLP member Ross Bohlin, who unsuccessfully ran against her as a conservative independent. She was the youngest MLA in the history of the Legislative Assembly.
On 7 March 2013, Finocchiaro was elevated to the Second Mills Ministry, becoming Minister for Sport and Recreation, Racing, Statehood, Young Territorians and Senior Territorians. Aged 28, she was the youngest minister in Territory history. However, she was dropped from the ministry on 14 March after Adam Giles successfully challenged then-Chief Minister Terry Mills only a week later.
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