Silvia Smith

Smith was born on 22 December 1939 in Wivenhoe, Tasmania. She worked as a schoolteacher from 1959 to 1988. ==Politics==

Smith was an officeholder in the ALP's West Launceston branch and was a delegate to the party's state council from 1987. She was elected to the House of Representatives at the 1993 federal election, winning Bass for the ALP from the incumbent Liberal MP Warwick Smith. In parliament, Smith served on the House standing committees on community affairs and employment, education and training. Her Liberal predecessor Warwick Smith reclaimed the seat at the 1996 election. ==Personal life==

Smith had two daughters with her husband Jack. They were also foster parents to several other children. Smith died on 6 March 2020, aged 80, having been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease 15 years earlier. ==References==