Kim Booth

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Kim Booth

Kim Dion Booth (born 1951) is a former Australian politician. He was the leader of the Tasmanian Greens from April 2014 to May 2015, and represented the Division of Bass in the Tasmanian House of Assembly.

Quick Facts Leader of the Tasmanian Greens, Preceded by ...
Kim Booth
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Leader of the Tasmanian Greens
In office
7 April 2014  20 May 2015
Preceded byNick McKim
Succeeded byCassy O'Connor
Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Bass
In office
20 July 2002  20 May 2015
Succeeded byAndrea Dawkins
ConstituencyBass
Personal details
Born1951 (age 7374)
New South Wales, Australia
Political partyGreens
OccupationSawmiller
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Political career

After the 2010 Tasmanian state election, Booth refused to support the Greens-Labor deal, warning that the deal with Labor would hurt the Greens.[1] He held the Greens portfolios of Forests; Energy; Attorney-General and Justice; Small Business; Industry; Racing and Gaming; and Veterans Affairs.

He was re-elected at the 2014 House of Assembly elections,[2] and was subsequently elected as party leader.[3]

On 20 May 2015, Booth announced he was resigning from Parliament and as leader of the Greens with immediate effect, following the death of his father. His seat in Bass was filled by Andrea Dawkins after the TEC conducted a count back from the 2014 election results.[4]

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