Selena Uibo
| Selena Uibo MLA | |
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| Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for Arnhem | |
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Assumed office 27 August 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Larisa Lee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Selena Jane Uibo is an Australian politician. She is a Labor member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since 2016, representing the electorate of Arnhem.
Early life and career
Uibo was born in the Northern Territory. Her mother is a Nunggubuyu woman from Numbulwar and Wanindilyakwa from Groote Eylandt both located in south-east Arnhem Land. Her father was born in Sydney. She went to school in Batchelor and Darwin and participated in many youth programs including the Aboriginal Islander Tertiary Aspirations Program, YMCA Youth Parliament and the National Youth Round Table.
Uibo studied a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education at the University of Queensland before beginning her teaching career at the Casuarina Senior College. She then moved to Numbulwar in 2012, where she is acting senior teacher.
In 2013 she won a Commonwealth Bank Foundation award for teaching financial literacy to her secondary students. Uibo also won the NT Award for Excellence in Teaching or Leadership in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education in both the Arnhem region for the Northern Territory.[1]
Politics
Uibo was elected into the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in 2016 in the electoral division of Arnhem, previously held by Larisa Lee.[2]
References
- ↑ "Selena Uibo - Arnhem". Territory Labor. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ↑ "Electorate: Arnhem". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ABC News. 28 August 2016.
| Northern Territory Legislative Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by Larisa Lee |
Member for Arnhem 2016–present |
Incumbent |