Leah Blyth | |
|---|---|
| Senator for South Australia | |
| Assumed office 6 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Simon Birmingham |
| Shadow Assistant Minister for Stronger Families and Stronger Communities | |
| Assumed office 28 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| President of the South Australian Liberal Party | |
| Assumed office 23 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Rowan Mumford |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Liberal |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Politician, Education Executive |
Leah Blyth is an Australian politician. She is aSenator for South Australia representing theLiberal Party. She was appointed to theSenate via a joint sitting of theParliament of South Australia on 6 February 2025, to replace retiring SenatorSimon Birmingham.[1] She will serve the remainder of Birmingham's term which will expire in 2028.[2]
Blyth was preselected for her Senate appointment on 31 January 2025, backed by right-wing party factional powerbroker and fellow SenatorAlex Antic.[3] Without her successful preselection, she would have been a candidate for thefederal election later that year, placing in an unwinnable fourth position on the Liberal Party senate ticket for South Australia.[4]
Less than four months after entering federal parliament, Blyth was appointed as Shadow Assistant Minister for Stronger Families and Stronger Communities in theLey shadow ministry in May 2025.[5]
Prior to entering federal parliament, Blyth has been the President of theSouth Australian Liberal Party since August 2024.[6] She is an education executive and was a former Liberal Women's Council president. She is married with three children.[7]
Blyth is a member of the Conservative faction of the Liberal Party.[7]
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