Laura Henderson (née Curran) is an Australian politician. She has been a Liberal member of the South Australian Legislative Council since the 2022 state election.[2]
Laura Henderson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 19 March 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1996 or 1997 (age 27–28)[1] |
| Political party | Liberal |
Henderson grew up in Saudi Arabia before moving to Adelaide for study.[3] She was president of the Liberal Women's Council and a staffer to Senator Alex Antic, and is associated with the religious rightwing conservative faction of the Liberal Party.[4]
Prior to being elected to the Legislative Council in 2022, Henderson had been the Liberal candidate for the state lower house seat of Reynell in 2018 and the federal seat of Kingston in 2019. She was studying the final year for a Bachelor of Laws at University of South Australia during the 2018 election campaign.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Members, New and Former". Hansard. 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Hon Laura Aberdeen Curran". Members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Laura Curran". Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division).
- ^ Richardson, Tom (3 February 2022). "Liberal factional 'split' looms after "epic defeat"". InDaily.
- ^ "Electorate: Reynell". SA Election 2018. ABC News. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
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