Lea Stevens

Lea Stevens (born 15 June 1947) is a former South Australian politician. She was the Labor Party member for the electoral district of Little Para from the 1994 Elizabeth by-election to the 2010 state election.

Lea Stevens
Member of the South Australian Parliament for Elizabeth
In office 9 April 1994 (1994-04-09) – 18 March 2006 (2006-03-18)
Preceded by	Martyn Evans
Succeeded by	Electorate renamed Little Para
Member of the South Australian Parliament for Little Para
In office 18 March 2006 (2006-03-18) – 20 March 2010 (2010-03-20)
Succeeded by	Lee Odenwalder
Minister for Health
In office 2002–2005
Personal details
Born	(1947-06-15) 15 June 1947 (age 78)
Political party	Australian Labor Party (SA)

Before her political career, Stevens gained a Bachelor of Science and Diploma of Education at the University of Adelaide. After her studies she worked as a high school principal at Fremont Elizabeth High School.^[1]

Stevens was the South Australian Minister for Health from early 2002 until late 2005, when she resigned for personal health reasons.

At the 2006 election, Stevens increased her margin to 16.7%, but she retired at the 2010 state election and was replaced by Lee Odenwalder.^[2]