Rebecca White

Rebecca Peta White (born 4 February 1983) is an Australian politician and the member for the federal seat of Lyons in the Australian House of Representatives since the 2025 Australian Election. White previously was a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 2010 to 2025, representing the state seat of Lyons. She was state leader of the Tasmanian Labor Party and leader of the opposition in Tasmania from 2017 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2024.

White was raised in Nugent, Tasmania, and completed arts and commerce degrees at the University of Tasmania. She joined the Labor party at a young age and subsequently worked as a political adviser until her own election to parliament at the 2010 state election.

White was elected unopposed as Labor party leader in March 2017. She led the party to defeat at the 2018 election, although increasing the party's vote and number of seats. At the 2021 election, the party's vote went backwards and she subsequently resigned as party leader. White was succeeded in the role by David O'Byrne, who resigned after less than a month due to sexual harassment allegations. She subsequently returned as party leader, remaining in the role until her resignation after the 2024 election where the party was again defeated.

White resigned from the Tasmanian House of Assembly in February 2025, to run in the 2025 Australian Federal Election. Provided by Wikipedia