member of the South Australian House of Assembly
Jane Lomax-Smith took which position in Feb 2002?
Jane Lomax-Smith Jane Diane Lomax-Smith , AM ( born 19 June 1950 in the United Kingdom ) is an Australian politician and histopathologist ( morbid anatomist ) . She was in Local Government for 9 years , as a councillor for three terms and Lord Mayor of Adelaide for two terms . She was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Adelaide representing the Labor Party from 2002 to 2010 , and throughout this time was a Minister of Education and Tourism and a range of other portfolios . In 2010–2011 , she was the Interim Director of the Royal Institution of Australia ( RiAus ) . Since 2011 , she has been the chair of the Board of the South Australian Museum . Early life and career . Lomax-Smith was born in Walthamstow in the East End of London , in the United Kingdom . She attended the Woodford County High School Grammar School , and received a grant to attend the London Hospital Medical College , in Whitechapel , where she obtained her medical degree ( BSc MBBS ) and BSc ( Hons ) . After migrating to Australia , she was made FRCPA ( Fellow Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia ) in 1984 and received a Ph.D . from the University of Adelaide in 1985 on IgA Nephropathy and Liver Disease . Before entering politics she was a clinical pathologist , medical researcher and teacher . In 2017 she was awarded an honorary DSc by the University of Adelaide . Political career . Lomax-Smith first entered public office in 1991 . She served as Lord Mayor of Adelaide in 1997–2000 . At the 2002 state election she was elected a member of the South Australian House of Assembly for the seat of Adelaide , defeating the Liberal Party candidate Michael Harbison , who had been preselected after the retirement of the Liberal Party incumbent Michael Armitage . She retained the seat at the 2006 election with a 60 percent two-party vote but was defeated at the 2010 election by Liberal candidate Rachel Sanderson , with a two-party preferred swing of 14.5 percent , the second-largest swing at that election . She variously served as the South Australian State Minister for Education , Minister for Mental Health & Substance Abuse , Minister for Tourism , and Minister for the City of Adelaide between 2002 and 2010 in Premier Ranns Labor Government . Later career . In October 2010 the Federal Minister for Tertiary Education , Senator Chris Evans , announced a Higher Education Base Funding Review , to be chaired by Lomax-Smith . The review was released in December 2011 . On 28 November 2010 , the Royal Institution of Australia ( RiAus ) announced that Lomax-Smith was to act in the role of Director until a permanent appointment was made , but that she would not be an applicant for the permanent role . On 18 August 2011 Premier Mike Rann announced that Lomax-Smith had been appointed as the new chair of the South Australian Museum board . She is on the Board of the Jam Factory , and TechInSA and in 2017 was made the Presiding Member of The South Australian Teachers Registration Board . From 2016–2017 , Lomax-Smith had a position on the Advisory Board of UCL Australia . In 2015 she was commissioned by Premier Jay Weatherill to examine options for the post coal-mining future of Leigh Creek , a purpose-built mining town in the Northern Flinders Ranges , and wrote a report entitled Leigh Creek Futures . On 3 June 2020 , Lomax-Smith was announced as new chair of the Don Dunstan Foundation , taking over from the Hon . Rev . Lynn Arnold AO , who had held the position for 10 years and remains on the Board as Director and Patron . Personal life . Lomax-Smith is married with two children , and lives within the City of Adelaide . External links . - Parliament Profile - Personal Site of Jane Lomax-Smith - Analysis of Base Funding Review Panel Report