Michelle Roberts
Michelle Roberts | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 29 April 2021 – 8 March 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Watson |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Price |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia | |
| In office 14 December 1996 – 8 March 2025 | |
| Preceded by | None (new seat) |
| Succeeded by | Steve Catania |
| Constituency | Midland |
| In office 19 March 1994 – 14 December 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Carmen Lawrence |
| Succeeded by | None (abolished) |
| Constituency | Glendalough |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michelle Hopkins Thomas 29 February 1960 Perth, Western Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia |
Michelle Hopkins Roberts (née Thomas; born 29 February 1960) is an Australian politician who served as Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 2021 to 2025. She was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly from 1994 to 2025. She served as a minister in the governments of Geoff Gallop and Alan Carpenter between 2001 and 2008. In November 2015, Roberts became the longest-serving female parliamentarian in Western Australia's history, breaking the record set by Liz Constable. She was a high school teacher, civil servant and local government councillor before entering politics.