Leisha Harvey
Politician
1947 –
Who is Leisha Harvey?
Leisha Teresa Harvey is an Australian politician. She was a National Party of Australia member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1983 to 1989, representing the electorate of Greenslopes. She served as Minister for Health in the government of Mike Ahern government from 1987 until her sacking in January 1989. She lost her seat at the election that December, and was not long out of parliament when she was charged with numerous counts of misappropriation of public funds concerning her usage of her official credit card. After a high-profile trial in 1990 and subsequent conviction, she spent five months in prison and a further seven months in home detention.
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- Born
- Apr 4, 1947
Münsingen - Profession
- Education
- Griffith University
- Lived in
- Baden-Württemberg
- Brisbane
- Queensland
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on July 23, 2013
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