Sue Napier Politician

Sue Napier (1 January 1948 – 5 August 2010) was an Australian politician. She was a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for the Division of Bass. Napier was first elected in 1992 and was re-elected in 1996, 1998, 2002 and 2006.She was born as Suzanne Deidre Braid on New Years Day, 1948, in Latrobe, Tasmania, the daughter of Tasmanian Legislative Council member Harry Braid.She was leader of the Liberal Party from 2 July 1999 until 20 August 2001. She became the leader of the opposition when former Premier Tony Rundle resigned and she defeated leadership aspirant Bob Cheek in a party room ballot. Cheek was successful in a subsequent vote two years later, and took over the party leadership in 2001.During her career Napier served in many portfolios including transport, youth affairs, education and opposition portfolios of business, tourism, health and infrastructure as well as Deputy Premier.Napier was diagnosed with breast cancer in late 2008, but responded well to treatment and recovered in 2009. In February 2010, she announced that she would retire from parliament and not contest the 2010 Tasmanian election after it was discovered that the cancer had returned.She died from breast cancer on 5 August 2010, aged 62.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 01, 1948
Birth name	Suzanne Deidre Braid
Birth place	Latrobe Tasmania , Australia
Date of death	August 05, 2010
Place of death	Launceston Tasmania , Australia
Education	University of Leeds University of Tasmania