Linda Rosemary Savage is a lawyer and former Australian politician.
15 Facts About Linda Savage
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Linda Savage was third on the Labor Party ticket for the Legislative Council region of East Metropolitan at the 2008 Western Australian state election, but was not elected.
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Linda Savage attended the University of Western Australia where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in political science in 1980.
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Linda Savage later studied at the University of Cambridge and in 1984 graduated with a master's degree in law.
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Linda Savage is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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Linda Savage has worked in a legal capacity in a number of positions.
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Linda Savage has served as a member of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal and subsequently as its director.
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Linda Savage has served on numerous advisory committees and boards.
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Linda Savage was a founding member of the Women's Legal Service Steering Committee and was the convener of the Management Committee to establish the Women's Legal Service of Western Australia from 1992 to 1996.
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Linda Savage has been a member of the Reproductive Technology Council of Western Australia, a board member of the Art Gallery of Western Australia and ASeTTS.
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From 2010 to 2013 Linda Savage served in the Legislative Council in the Western Australian State Parliament, as the Member for the East Metropolitan region.
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Linda Savage is currently a director on the boards of the Black Swan State Theatre Company, Youth Legal Services and the National Drug Research Institute.
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Since January 2016, Linda Savage has been the convenor for the Valuing Children Initiative.
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In 1997 Linda Savage received the Law Society of Western Australia's Annual Award for Outstanding Service in the Community.
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Linda Savage received the award for Woman Lawyer of the Year from Women Lawyers of WA in 2010.