Lisa Singh

Lisa Maria Singh (born 20 February 1972) is an Australian former politician. She was a Senator for Tasmania from 2011 to 2019. She had previously been a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, representing the division of Denison from 2006 to 2010. The granddaughter of an Indo-Fijian member of the Parliament of Fiji, Singh was Australia's first female federal parliamentarian of Indian descent.

After leaving politics she worked as Head of Government Advocacy for Walk Free, an international human rights organisation and initiative of the Minderoo Foundation. She is currently the Director and CEO of the Australia India Institute, the University of Melbourne's centre dedicated to promoting support for and understanding of the bilateral relationship. She is also the former Deputy Chair of the Australia India Council. She is also a member of the University of Melbourne's Asialink advisory council.

In 2023 she joined the Board of Directors of Beyond Blue, Australia's well known and trusted mental health organisation. Provided by Wikipedia