Heather Butler

Heather Butler
AM
Heather Butler AM
Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Lyons
	In office; 10 May 2005 – 20 March 2010
Preceded by	Ken Bacon
Personal details
Born	6 November 1947 (age 78); Hampton, Victoria, Australia
Party	Labor Party
Children	Jen Butler
Occupation	Teacher, social worker

Heather Rose Butler AM (born 6 November 1947) is an Australian former politician. Born in Hampton in Melbourne, Victoria, she was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Lyons in 2005 in a recount caused by the resignation of Ken Bacon. She was defeated in 2010.^[1]

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In 2005, Butler was inducted to the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women for service to tourism and to the community.

Butler had previously been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia before she was advanced to a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2012 Queen's birthday honours.

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