Person

Grant, Mary Elizabeth (1930 - 2023)

AM

Born
23 February 1930
Died
7 February 2023
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Occupation
Pharmacist and Politician

Summary

Elizabeth Grant was a pharmacy proprietor and manager for many years. She was also a Member of the House of Assembly, Australian Capital Territory, 1979-1982.

Details

Chronology

1977 - 1984
Career position - Convenor of the Australian Capital Territory Division of the Liberal Women's Committee
1977 - 1986
Career position - Member of the Federal Women's Committee of the Liberal Party
1979 - 1982
Career position - Member of the House of Assembly in the Australian Capital Territory
1980 - 1985
Career position - Chairman, Federal Women's Committee of the Liberal Party
1981 - 1985
Career position - Chairman, Australian Capital Territory Health Services Council
1981 - 1999
Career position - Chairman, Australian Capital Territory Australia Day Sports Carnival
1982 - 1985
Career position - Member of the Parole Board of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
1982 - 1985
Career position - Member of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
1986 - 1987
Career position - Member of the Australian Capital Territory Hospital Services Board
1986 - 1989
Career position - President, Australian Capital Territory Division of Business and Professional Women
1987
Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
1987
Career position - Chairman, Canberra Festival Inc
1987
Career position - Chairman, Australian Capital Territory Health Authority
1989
Career position - Chairman, Australian Capital Territory Hospital Services Board
1989 - 1998
Career position - Member of the Australian Capital Territory Women's Consultative Council
1991
Career position - Life member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
1997 -
Career position - Member of the Australian Capital Territory Department of Health and Community Care Ethics Committee
1997 -
Career position - Member of the Australian Capital Territory Centenary of Federation Committee
1998 -
Career position - Member of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Animal Experimental Ethics Committee
2000 -
Career position - Chairman, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Animal Welfare Committee

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

  • McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regulary edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details

Resources

See also

  • Herd, Margaret ed., Who's who in Australia 2002 (Melbourne: Crown Content, 2001), 2020 pp. Details

Ailie Smith

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