13th Leader of the Opposition in the Northern Territory Elections: 2020
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2020
Deputy
Gary Higgins Gerard Maley
Preceded by
Gary Higgins
Leader of the Country Liberal Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2020
Deputy
Gary Higgins Gerard Maley
Preceded by
Gary Higgins
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
In office 2 September 2016 – 1 February 2020
Preceded by
Lynne Walker
Succeeded by
Gary Higgins
Deputy Leader of the Country Liberal Party
In office 2 September 2016 – 1 February 2020
Preceded by
Peter Styles
Succeeded by
Gary Higgins
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for Spillett
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 August 2016
Preceded by
new seat
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for Drysdale
In office 25 August 2012 – 27 August 2016
Preceded by
Ross Bohlin
Succeeded by
Eva Lawler
Personal details
Born
Lia Emele Finocchiaro
(1984-09-20) 20 September 1984 (age 39) Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Political party
Country Liberal Party
Spouse
Sam Burke
Relations
Denis Burke (father-in-law)
Residence
Palmerston, Northern Territory
Alma mater
University of Adelaide
Profession
Lawyer
Lia Emele Finocchiaro (Italian pronunciation:[ˈliːafinokˈkjaːro]; born 20 September 1984) is an Australian politician. She has been a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for the seat of Spillett since her election in 2016. She became Leader of the Opposition in the Northern Territory after the resignation of Gary Higgins on 1 February 2020.
She was previously the member for Drysdale from 2012 to 2016.
Lia Emele Finocchiaro (Italian pronunciation: [ˈliːa finokˈkjaːro]; born 20 September 1984) is an Australian politician. She has been a Country Liberal...
Liberal Party (CLP) opposition, currently led by Opposition Leader LiaFinocchiaro. The election will be conducted by the Northern Territory Electoral...
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Following health problems, he resigned both positions in favour of LiaFinocchiaro in February 2020, and retired at the 2020 election. Higgins moved to...
the 2016 election. The seat's then-Country Liberal Party incumbent, LiaFinocchiaro, opted to contest the new seat of Spillett after that seat absorbed...
has remained in opposition since 2016. The party is currently led by LiaFinocchiaro, who was elected party leader and leader of the opposition in February...
centre-right Country Liberal Party (CLP) opposition, led by Opposition Leader LiaFinocchiaro, and the regionalist big-tent Territory Alliance (TA) party, led by...
ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas Vic WA Elizabeth Lee (Lib) Mark Speakman (Lib) LiaFinocchiaro (CLP) David Crisafulli (LNP) David Speirs (Lib) Dean Winter (ALP) John...
second-term MPs Gary Higgins (the only survivor of the Giles cabinet) and LiaFinocchiaro. Labor won 18 seats, in the process winning the third-largest majority...
independent) Concetta Fierravanti-Wells – Federal Senator (Liberal) LiaFinocchiaro – Northern Territory Opposition Leader (CLP) (2020–present) James Gobbo...
Ideology ALP Australian Labor Party 14 / 25 Eva Lawler Social democracy, social liberalism CLP Country Liberal Party 7 / 25 LiaFinocchiaro Conservatism...
percent, making it on paper the CLP's safest seat. Before the election LiaFinocchiaro, the then-CLP member for Drysdale, opted to transfer to Spillett after...
ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas Vic WA Elizabeth Lee (Lib) Mark Speakman (Lib) LiaFinocchiaro (CLP) David Crisafulli (LNP) David Speirs (Lib) Dean Winter (ALP) John...
Country Liberal (7) Marie-Clare Boothby Joshua Burgoyne Steve Edgington LiaFinocchiaro Jo Hersey Gerard Maley Bill Yan Independent (4) Yingiya Mark Guyula...
Minister of the Northern Territory – Eva Lawler Opposition Leader – LiaFinocchiaro Governor of New South Wales – Margaret Beazley Governor of Queensland...
ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas Vic WA Elizabeth Lee (Lib) Mark Speakman (Lib) LiaFinocchiaro (CLP) David Crisafulli (LNP) David Speirs (Lib) Dean Winter (ALP) John...
Territory, LiaFinocchiaro, said in mid-March that she supported the Voice in principle, but needed more detail. However, on 22 August, Finocchiaro confirmed...
impacts from the Groote Eylandt mine, with Leader of the Opposition LiaFinocchiaro calling her actions a 'profound betrayal of public trust'. As a result...
ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas Vic WA Elizabeth Lee (Lib) Mark Speakman (Lib) LiaFinocchiaro (CLP) David Crisafulli (LNP) David Speirs (Lib) Dean Winter (ALP) John...
ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas Vic WA Elizabeth Lee (Lib) Mark Speakman (Lib) LiaFinocchiaro (CLP) David Crisafulli (LNP) David Speirs (Lib) Dean Winter (ALP) John...
Country Liberal (7) Marie-Clare Boothby Joshua Burgoyne Steve Edgington LiaFinocchiaro Jo Hersey Gerard Maley Bill Yan Independent (4) Yingiya Mark Guyula...
endorsed candidate, LiaFinocchiaro. After a redistribution transferred much of Finocchiaro's base to the new seat of Spillett, Finocchiaro opted to transfer...
Officeholder Office(s) Image LiaFinocchiaro MP Leader of the Opposition Shadow Treasurer Shadow Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Shadow...
ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas Vic WA Elizabeth Lee (Lib) Mark Speakman (Lib) LiaFinocchiaro (CLP) David Crisafulli (LNP) David Speirs (Lib) Dean Winter (ALP) John...
Elizabeth Lee Leader of the Opposition of the Northern Territory: LiaFinocchiaro Judges of State and Territory Supreme Courts in order of appointment:...
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