Liz Behjat, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Liz Behjat

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 30-Dec-1958

Place of Birth: Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom

Profession: politician

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Liz Behjat

  • Elizabeth Lloyd Behjat (née Williams; born 30 December 1958) is an Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 2009 to 2017, representing North Metropolitan Region. Behjat was born in Wolverhampton, England, where her Welsh-born father, John Williams, was working as a teacher.
  • The family arrived in Western Australia in 1966, and her father entered politics a few years later, serving in the Legislative Council from 1971 to 1989.
  • Behjat attended Scarborough Senior High School and Churchlands Senior High School, and after leaving school initially worked as a law clerk.
  • She was later employed as a conveyancer, an administrative officer, a casino manager (at the Burswood Casino), a para-legal, and an electorate officer.
  • Behjat was elected to parliament at the 2008 state election, running in third place on the Liberal ticket in North Metropolitan.
  • Her term began on 22 May 2009.
  • Behjat was re-elected to a second four-year term in 2013, but she was defeated for Liberal preselection at the 2017 election, meaning her term in the Legislative Council concluded in May 2017.

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