Vanessa Goodwin
{{short description|Australian politician}}
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|office1 = Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Pembroke
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|term_start1 = 1 August 2009
|term_end1 = 2 October 2017
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|birth_place = Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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|nationality = Australian
|party = Liberal Party
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|alma_mater = University of Tasmania
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Vanessa Goodwin (22 April 1969 – 3 March 2018) was an Australian politician. She was the Liberal Party member for the seat of Pembroke in the Tasmanian Legislative Council from the Pembroke by-election on 1 August 2009 until her resignation due to brain cancer on 2 October 2017.
Early life
Goodwin was born in Hobart, Tasmania.[http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/LC/goodwin/goodwin.htm Biographical details], Parliament of Tasmania She received a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Tasmania, a Master of Philosophy (Criminology) from the University of Cambridge, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Tasmania.[http://www.abc.net.au/elections/tas/2009/legislativecouncil/pembroke.htm Pembroke 2009 by-election candidates], ABC elections{{cite web|last1=Wing|first1=Don|author-link=Don Wing|title=University of Tasmania Graduates and State Parliament: Don Wing|url=http://www.utas.edu.au/law-alumni/stories/stories/university-of-tasmania-graduates-and-state-parliament-don-wing|publisher=University of Tasmania|access-date=3 March 2018}}
Career
Goodwin was a criminologist and lawyer who had worked for the Department of Police and Public Safety. She had previously worked as an Associate to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania, as the Public Affairs Officer for the local Australian Hotels Association branch and as a research assistant for the Tasmanian Governor.
Goodwin unsuccessfully contested the state seat of Franklin at the 2006 Tasmanian election, and the federal seat of Franklin at the 2007 federal election.
In 2009, Tasmanian Legislative Council member for Pembroke, Allison Ritchie, resigned, causing a by-election. Goodwin stood as the Liberal candidate, and won by a large margin.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/elections/tas/2009/legislativecouncil/pembroke_commentary.htm|title=Pembroke by-election|author=Antony Green|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=14 May 2016}} She was re-elected in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/elections/tas/2013/legislativecouncil/pembroke_result.htm|title=2013 Tasmanian Legislative Council Elections|author=Antony Green|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=14 May 2016}}
After the 2014 Tasmanian election, Goodwin was appointed Attorney-General, Minister for Justice, Minister for Corrections and Minister for the Arts, as well as Leader for the Government in the Legislative Council.[http://www.willhodgman.com.au/media-releases/strong-team-to-deliver-our-long-term-plan-for-tasmania Strong team to deliver our long-term Plan for Tasmania], Will Hodgman, web site[http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/HA/Cabinet.htm The Ministry], Parliament of Tasmania
Goodwin resigned on 2 October 2017 for health reasons. Her seat was filled in a by-election, which was won by Labor's Jo Siejka.{{cite news|title=Pembroke by-election next month|url=http://www.themercury.com.au/news/politics/pembroke-byelection-next-month-to-fill-vacancy-created-by-vanessa-goodwins-retirement/news-story/8f473ac39262d8f4dae046c33ed35ec5|access-date=2 October 2017|work=The Mercury|date=2 October 2017}}
Health and death
On 25 March 2017, Goodwin was hospitalised with multiple brain tumours.[http://www.themercury.com.au/news/politics/attorneygeneral-vanessa-goodwin-hospitalised-with-multiple-brain-tumours/news-story/63c315127f54639db5af8261a6da6a2f Attorney-General Vanessa Goodwin hospitalised with multiple brain tumours], The Mercury. Retrieved 25 March 2017. On 6 April, Premier Will Hodgman informed the parliament that she was not expected to recover.{{cite news|title=Vanessa Goodwin not expected to recover from cancer, Tasmanian Premier announces|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-06/vanessa-goodwin-not-expected-to-recover-from-cancer/8422320|access-date=6 April 2017|work=ABC News|date=6 April 2017|language=en-AU}}
She died from brain cancer on 3 March 2018, aged 48, on the day of the 2018 Tasmanian state election.{{cite news|title=Former Attorney-General Vanessa Goodwin dies after a battle with brain cancer|url=http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/former-attorneygeneral-vanessa-goodwin-dies-after-a-battle-with-brain-cancer/news-story/a7942de264c6a4858523c101f2a35dfe|access-date=3 March 2018|work=The Mercury|date=3 March 2018}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.vanessagoodwin.com.au/ Official website]
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{{s-ttl|title=Member for Pembroke|years=2009–2017}}
{{s-aft|after=Jo Siejka}}
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{{s-bef|before=Brian Wightman|rows=2}}
{{s-ttl|title=Attorney-General of Tasmania|years=2014–2017}}
{{s-aft|after=Will Hodgman}}
{{s-ttl|title=Minister for Justice|years=2014–2017}}
{{s-aft|after=Elise Archer|rows=3}}
{{s-bef|before=Lara Giddings}}
{{s-ttl|title=Minister for the Arts|years=2014–2017}}
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{{s-ttl|title=Minister for Corrections|years=2014–2017}}
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Category:Politicians from Hobart
Category:Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Tasmania
Category:Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
Category:University of Tasmania alumni
Category:Alumni of the University of Cambridge
Category:Australian criminologists
Category:Australian women criminologists
Category:21st-century Australian politicians
Category:Women members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
Category:Deaths from brain cancer in Australia
Category:Deaths from cancer in Tasmania