Marie Therese Tehan (née O'Brien; 19 June 1940 – 31 October 2004) was an Australian politician and lawyer.
Marie Tehan | |
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| Minister for Conservation and Land Management | |
| In office 23 March 1996 – 21 October 1999 | |
| Premier | Jeff Kennett |
| Preceded by | Mark Birrell |
| Succeeded by | Sherryl Garbutt |
| Minister for Health | |
| In office 6 October 1992 – 23 March 1996 | |
| Premier | Jeff Kennett |
| Preceded by | Maureen Lyster |
| Succeeded by | Rob Knowles |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Seymour | |
| In office 3 October 1992 – 17 September 1999 | |
| Preceded by | New division |
| Succeeded by | Ben Hardman |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Council | |
| In office 21 March 1987 – 2 October 1992 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marie Therese O'Brien 19 June 1940 Melbourne, Victoria |
| Died | 31 October 2004 (aged 64) Nagambie, Victoria |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Spouse |
James Tehan (m. 1963) |
| Children | 6, including Dan Tehan |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne (LLB) |
| Occupation | Lawyer and politician |
Educated at Sacré Cœur School, Glen Iris, Melbourne and at the University of Melbourne, Marie O'Brien qualified as a lawyer. She married James "Jim" Tehan in 1963 and settled in regional Victoria. They had six children—including Dan Tehan, the current federal member for Wannon, elected in the 2010 federal election. She established her own legal practice in Mansfield in 1970.[1]
Tehan was elected to the Victorian Parliament in 1987 and retired in 1999. Representing the Liberal Party, Tehan served in both houses of the Victorian Parliament. She was the member for Central Highlands Province in the Legislative Council from 1987 to 1992 and for Seymour in the Legislative Assembly from 1992 to 1999. As a minister in the Kennett Liberal government, she held the portfolios of Minister for Health from 1992 to 1996 and Minister for Conservation and Land Management from 1996 to 1999.[2]
Tehan died on 31 October 2004, at Nagambie, Victoria, aged 64, due to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD).[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Tehan, Marie Therese (1940 - 2004)". Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Marie Therese Tehan". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Former Minister died from CJD". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 November 2004. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Tributes for ex-minister Marie Tehan". The Age. 2 November 2004. Retrieved 27 January 2020.