Trish Worth

Patricia Mary Worth AM (born 21 April 1946)^[1] is a former Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1993 to October 2004, representing the Division of Adelaide, South Australia.^[2] She was born in Riverton, South Australia, and was a registered nurse and midwife and a manager in health administration before entering politics.^[1]

The Honourable Trish Worth AM
Member of the Australian Parliament for Adelaide
In office 13 March 1993 – 9 October 2004
Preceded by	Bob Catley
Succeeded by	Kate Ellis
Personal details
Born	(1946-04-21) 21 April 1946 (age 78) Riverton, South Australia
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Spouse	Michael Cobb
Occupation	Nurse

Worth was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Family Services 1997–98 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs 1998–2001, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Aging from November 2001^[1] to October 2004.

Worth was defeated for reelection in 2004 by Labor's Kate Ellis even as the Liberals were easily re-elected to a fourth term in government. After leaving Parliament, Worth became the chairwoman of DrinkWise Australia^[3]

In 2016, Worth was awarded as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM).^[4]