13 Facts About Selena Uibo

Selena Jane Malijarri Uibo is an Aboriginal Australian politician.

Selena Uibo has served as leader of the Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Northern Territory since 3 September 2024, the first Aboriginal woman to lead a major political party in Australia.

Selena Uibo is a Labor member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since 2016, representing the electorate of Arnhem.

Selena Uibo's mother is a Nunggubuyu woman from Numbulwar and Wanindilyakwa from Groote Eylandt, both located in south-east Arnhem Land.

Selena Uibo's father was born in Sydney and is of Estonian, Irish and South African descent.

Selena Uibo graduated valedictorian from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education in 2010.

Selena Uibo began her teaching career at the Casuarina Senior College before moving to Numbulwar in 2012, where she was acting senior teacher.

Selena Uibo won the NT Award for Excellence in Teaching or Leadership in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education in both the Arnhem region and the Northern Territory.

Selena Uibo was elected into the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in 2016 in the electoral division of Arnhem, previously held by Larisa Lee.

Selena Uibo won the seat on 64 percent of the two-party vote, reverting Arnhem to its traditional status as a safe Labor seat.

Meanwhile, Selena Uibo won 54 percent of the primary vote, enough to reclaim the seat for Labor without the need for preferences.

On 31 January 2019, Selena Uibo was additionally sworn in as Minister for Aboriginal Affairs.

Selena Uibo continued as Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, and was appointed Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Minister for Treaty and Local Decision Making, and Minister for Parks and Rangers.