Annabelle Rankin Politician

Dame Annabelle Jane Mary Rankin DBE (28 July 1908 – 30 August 1986) was the second woman member of the Australian Senate, the first woman from Queensland to sit in the Parliament of Australia, the first Australian woman to have a federal portfolio and the first Australian woman to be appointed head of a foreign mission.

Personal facts

Annabelle Rankin
Birth dateJuly 28, 1908
Birth place
Queensland , Brisbane
Nationality
Australians
Date of deathAugust 30, 1986
Place of death
Queensland

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Member of parliament

relation
Colin Rankin
successor

Politician

party
Liberal Party of Australia

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