{{short description|Australian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2016}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Vanessa Goodwin |image = [[File:Vanessa Goodwin.jpg|Vanessa Goodwin|200px]] |caption = |office1 = Member of the [[Tasmanian Legislative Council]] for [[Electoral division of Pembroke|Pembroke]] |predecessor1 = [[Allison Ritchie]] |successor1 = [[Jo Siejka]] |term_start1 = 1 August 2009 |term_end1 = 2 October 2017 |majority = |birth_date = {{Birth date|1969|4|22|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Hobart]], Tasmania, Australia |death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|03|03|1969|4|22|df=y}} |death_place = Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |party = [[Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division)|Liberal Party]] |relations = |children = |alma_mater = [[University of Tasmania]] |occupation = |profession = Lawyer, criminologist |signature = |website = |footnotes = }}
'''Vanessa Goodwin''' (22 April 1969 – 3 March 2018) was an Australian politician. She was the [[Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division)|Liberal Party]] member for the seat of [[Electoral division of Pembroke|Pembroke]] in the [[Tasmanian Legislative Council]] from the [[2009 Pembroke state by-election|Pembroke by-election]] on 1 August 2009 until her resignation due to brain cancer on 2 October 2017.
==Early life== Goodwin was born in [[Hobart]], [[Tasmania]].<ref name="bio">[http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/LC/goodwin/goodwin.htm Biographical details] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912120608/http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/lc/Goodwin/Goodwin.htm |date=12 September 2009 }}, ''Parliament of Tasmania''</ref> She received a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws from the [[University of Tasmania]], a [[Master of Philosophy]] (Criminology) from the [[University of Cambridge]], and a Doctor of Philosophy from the [[University of Tasmania]].<ref name="cand">[http://www.abc.net.au/elections/tas/2009/legislativecouncil/pembroke.htm Pembroke 2009 by-election candidates], ''ABC elections''</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Wing|first1=Don|author-link=Don Wing|title=University of Tasmania Graduates and State Parliament: Don Wing|url=http://www.utas.edu.au/law-alumni/stories/stories/university-of-tasmania-graduates-and-state-parliament-don-wing|publisher=[[University of Tasmania]]|access-date=3 March 2018}}</ref>
==Career== Goodwin was a criminologist and lawyer who had worked for the Department of Police and Public Safety.<ref name="bio"/> She had previously worked as an Associate to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania, as the Public Affairs Officer for the local Australian Hotels Association branch and as a research assistant for the Tasmanian Governor.<ref name="cand"/>
Goodwin unsuccessfully contested the state seat of [[Division of Franklin (state)|Franklin]] at the [[2006 Tasmanian state election|2006 Tasmanian election]], and the federal seat of [[Division of Franklin|Franklin]] at the [[2007 Australian federal election|2007 federal election]].<ref name="cand"/>
In 2009, [[Tasmanian Legislative Council]] member for [[Electoral division of Pembroke|Pembroke]], [[Allison Ritchie]], resigned, causing a [[2009 Pembroke state by-election|by-election]].<ref name="bio"/> Goodwin stood as the [[Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division)|Liberal]] candidate, and won by a large margin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/elections/tas/2009/legislativecouncil/pembroke_commentary.htm|title=Pembroke by-election|author=Antony Green|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=14 May 2016}}</ref> She was re-elected in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/elections/tas/2013/legislativecouncil/pembroke_result.htm|title=2013 Tasmanian Legislative Council Elections|author=Antony Green|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=14 May 2016}}</ref>
After the [[2014 Tasmanian state election|2014 Tasmanian election]], Goodwin was appointed Attorney-General, Minister for Justice, Minister for Corrections and Minister for the Arts, as well as Leader for the Government in the [[Tasmanian Legislative Council|Legislative Council]].<ref>[http://www.willhodgman.com.au/media-releases/strong-team-to-deliver-our-long-term-plan-for-tasmania Strong team to deliver our long-term Plan for Tasmania], ''Will Hodgman, web site''</ref><ref>[http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/HA/Cabinet.htm The Ministry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040217133923/http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/HA/Cabinet.htm |date=17 February 2004 }}, ''Parliament of Tasmania''</ref>
Goodwin resigned on 2 October 2017 for health reasons.<ref name="resignation"/> Her seat was filled in [[2017 Pembroke state by-election|a by-election]], which was won by [[Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)|Labor]]'s [[Jo Siejka]].<ref name="resignation">{{cite news|title=Pembroke by-election next month|url=http://www.themercury.com.au/news/politics/pembroke-byelection-next-month-to-fill-vacancy-created-by-vanessa-goodwins-retirement/news-story/8f473ac39262d8f4dae046c33ed35ec5|access-date=2 October 2017|work=The Mercury|date=2 October 2017}}</ref>
==Health and death== On 25 March 2017, Goodwin was hospitalised with [[Glioblastoma|multiple brain tumours]].<ref>[http://www.themercury.com.au/news/politics/attorneygeneral-vanessa-goodwin-hospitalised-with-multiple-brain-tumours/news-story/63c315127f54639db5af8261a6da6a2f Attorney-General Vanessa Goodwin hospitalised with multiple brain tumours], The Mercury. Retrieved 25 March 2017.</ref> On 6 April, Premier [[Will Hodgman]] informed the parliament that she was not expected to recover.<ref name="condition">{{cite news|title=Vanessa Goodwin not expected to recover from cancer, Tasmanian Premier announces|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-06/vanessa-goodwin-not-expected-to-recover-from-cancer/8422320|access-date=6 April 2017|work=ABC News|date=6 April 2017|language=en-AU}}</ref>
She died from brain cancer on 3 March 2018, aged 48, on the day of the [[2018 Tasmanian state election]].<ref name="death">{{cite news|title=Former Attorney-General Vanessa Goodwin dies after a battle with brain cancer|url=http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/former-attorneygeneral-vanessa-goodwin-dies-after-a-battle-with-brain-cancer/news-story/a7942de264c6a4858523c101f2a35dfe|access-date=3 March 2018|work=The Mercury|date=3 March 2018}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.vanessagoodwin.com.au/ Official website]
{{s-start}} {{s-par|au-tas-lc}} {{s-bef|before=[[Allison Ritchie]]}} {{s-ttl|title=Member for [[Electoral division of Pembroke|Pembroke]]|years=2009–2017}} {{s-aft|after=[[Jo Siejka]]}} {{s-off}} {{s-bef|before=[[Brian Wightman (politician)|Brian Wightman]]|rows=2}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Attorney-General of Tasmania]]|years=2014–2017}} {{s-aft|after=[[Will Hodgman]]}} {{s-ttl|title=Minister for Justice|years=2014–2017}} {{s-aft|after=[[Elise Archer]]|rows=3}} {{s-bef|before=[[Lara Giddings]]}} {{s-ttl|title=Minister for the Arts|years=2014–2017}} {{s-bef|before=[[Craig Farrell (politician)|Craig Farrell]]}} {{s-ttl|title=Minister for Corrections|years=2014–2017}} {{s-end}}
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