Leanne Castley

Leanne Castley (born 1974)[1] is a member of parliament in the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly representing the ACT Liberal Party.[2] Castley was born in the rural NSW town of Gunnedah, however grew up in the Canberra suburb of Charnwood.[3]

Leanne Castley
MLA
Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
for Yerrabi
Assumed office
17 October 2020
Personal details
Born1974 (age 48–49)
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLiberals

At the 2020 Australian Capital Territory general election Castley won one of the five seats in Yerrabi, replacing one of the incumbent Liberals James Milligan.[2][4]

Castley has worked as a country music singer.[5]

References
  1. "Leanne Castley". smartvote Australia. Australian National University.
  2. "ACT Election 2020 Results". ABC News.
  3. White, Daniella (6 February 2021). "'We were flying': how losing it all led Leanne to politics". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  4. Lewis, Kathryn (19 October 2020). "'Can't quite believe it': The new faces entering the ACT Legislative Assembly". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  5. "Leanne Castley, Liberal for Yerrabi". Canberra Liberals. Retrieved 19 October 2020.


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