Trish Worth

The Honourable
Trish Worth
AM
The Honourable Trish Worth AM
Member of the Australian Parliament; for Adelaide
	In office; 13 March 1993 – 9 October 2004
Preceded by	Bob Catley
Succeeded by	Kate Ellis
Personal details
Born	21 April 1946 (age 78); Riverton, South Australia
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Spouse	Michael Cobb
Occupation	Nurse

Patricia Mary Worth AM (born 21 April 1946)^[1] is a former Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1993 to October 2004, representing the Division of Adelaide, South Australia.^[2] She was born in Riverton, South Australia, and was a registered nurse and midwife and a manager in health administration before entering politics.^[1]

Worth was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Family Services 1997–98 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs 1998–2001, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Aging from November 2001^[1] to October 2004.

Worth was defeated for reelection in 2004 by Labor's Kate Ellis even as the Liberals were easily re-elected to a fourth term in government. After leaving Parliament, Worth became the chairwoman of DrinkWise Australia^[3]

In 2016, Worth was awarded as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM).^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Parliament of Australia (31 March 2004). "The Hon Trish Worth MP, Member for Adelaide (SA)". Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 4 April 2004.
^ "Trish Worth concedes defeat". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 October 2004. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
^ DrinkWise Australia (25 March 2011). "The DrinkWise Australia Board". DrinkWise Australia. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011.
^ Fraser, Mark. "Australia Day 2016 Honours Lists – S1 – Order of Australia" (PDF). Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Bob Catley	Member for Adelaide 1993–2004	Succeeded by Kate Ellis

[govtbio-1] Parliament of Australia (31 March 2004). "The Hon Trish Worth MP, Member for Adelaide (SA)". Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 4 April 2004.

[2] "Trish Worth concedes defeat". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 October 2004. Retrieved 22 January 2010.

[drinkwise-3] DrinkWise Australia (25 March 2011). "The DrinkWise Australia Board". DrinkWise Australia. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011.

[4] Fraser, Mark. "Australia Day 2016 Honours Lists – S1 – Order of Australia" (PDF). Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

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