Surname: JAMES

Given Names: Gillian Hilma (Gill)

Title and Honours: Mrs, AM, Hon (14 April 1997)

Qualifications:

Date and Place of Birth: 6 December 1934 - Launceston, Tasmania

Date of Death: 24 May 2025

House of Assembly: (1) 11 December 1976 (2) 1 February 1992

Electorate: Bass

Party: ALP

Positions Held: Chair of Committees 1979 - 1980

Date of Departure: (1) 13 May 1989 (2) 20 July 2002

Reason for Departure: (1) Defeated (2) Resigned

Comments:

First woman Cabinet Minister in Tasmania. Granted the right to use the title 'Honourable' for life on 14 April 1997.

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