'Christine Ann Gallus' (born
6 April 1943),
Australian politician, was a
Liberal member of the
Australian House of Representatives since March 1990, representing the
Division of Hawker,
South Australia 1990-93 and for
Hindmarsh,
South Australia 1993-2004. She was born in
Adelaide,
South Australia, and was educated at
Flinders University and the
Australian National University. She was a researcher with the South Australian Health Commission, an advertising executive, journalist and small business director before entering politics.
Gallus was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs in 2001 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs 2001-04.
Gallus retired at the
2004 election and was replaced as the
Liberal candidate by
Simon Birmingham, who lost the seat to three time
Australian Labor Party candidate
Steve Georganas by just 108 votes.
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