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

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]

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. 1 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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