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Carmen Lawrence
Australian politician
Quick Facts
- In full:
- Carmen Mary Lawrence
- Born:
- March 2, 1948, Northam, Western Australia, Australia (age 76)
- Title / Office:
- parliament (1986-1993), Western Australia
- Political Affiliation:
- Australian Labor Party
Carmen Lawrence (born March 2, 1948, Northam, Western Australia, Australia) is an Australian politician who rose to prominence as premier of Western Australia (1990–93) and served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Paul Keating. Lawrence was born to a wheat-farming family. She studied psychology at the University of Western Australia, graduating in 1968. She subsequently taught at several schools, and in 1983 she earned a Ph.D. at her alma mater. In 1986 she was elected to the Western Australian Parliament as a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), and four years later she became premier; she was the first ...(100 of 561 words)