Joanna Gash
Joanna Gash | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Shoalhaven | |
| In office 8 September 2012 – 17 September 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Green |
| Succeeded by | Amanda Findley |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Gilmore | |
| In office 2 March 1996 – 5 August 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Knott |
| Succeeded by | Ann Sudmalis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 July 1944 Groningen, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | |
| Awards | Order of Australia |
Joanna Gash AM (born 21 July 1944) is an Australian former politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives representing the Division of Gilmore for the Liberal Party from 1996 to 2013.
In 2012, Gash was directly elected as Mayor of Shoalhaven in the south-eastern coastal region of New South Wales. In 2016, she lost the mayoralty to Greens candidate Amanda Findley.