Lin Thorp

Lin Estelle Thorp (born November 4, 1953) is an Australian Labor Party politician and member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council (upper house) in the Hobart based division of Rumney since 1999.

Thorp was born in Hobart, Tasmania. She studied education at the University of Tasmania and Tasmanian College of Advanced Education, and subsequently taught at Taroona High School and Hobart College. She also taught for some time in Greece and Turkey. She is married and has one son.

Her political interests include community support, women's issues, reconciliation, multiculturalism, the natural environment and social justice. During her time as Labor member she has announced a number of government achievements in information technology including; the opening of an online access centre in Clarendon Vale and the $4 million "Laptops for Teachers" program also speaking out against the Howard federal government's sale of Telstra. Other programs she has been a part of include: diabetes camps for teenagers, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake aid efforts and Landcare Australia funding deals. In 2005 Lin Thorp quoted lyrics from John Lennons 'Imagine' song in tears as the government presented new anti-terrorism laws.

She faced election in the division of Rumney on 7 May, 2005. She won with an outright majority of 50.96% and there was no need to distribute preferences.

External links

* [http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/history/tasparl/thorp719.htm Parliamentary library profile]