First Korean Australian Member of ACT Legislative Assembly, Elizabeth Lee

For the first time as Korean Australian, Elizabeth Lee was elected as a Liberal member for Kurrajong ACT Legislative Assembly after the ACT election closed on October 15.

Elizabeth with her family Source: SBS

After Lee graduated high school in Sydney, entered ANU Law School and has recently successfully combined her career as a lawyer with a law lecturer at her alma matar, ANU.

Born in Korea and moved to Australia when she was 7 years old, Lee is fluent in Korean and as she has a long conversation with her parents in Korean every night. She said that her identity as a Korean makes her most valuable.

Lee who has the environment and disability portfolios in shadow ACT ministry, said she will do her best for residents in Kurrajong.