Rosalie Woodruff

HI, I'm Rosalie

Rosalie Woodruff is the Leader of the Tasmanian Greens and Member for Franklin.

Rosalie is an epidemiologist who, before entering Parliament, researched the impacts of climate change on health. She worked for the World Health Organisation (WHO), and also contributed research to the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Rosalie has also worked in preventive health organisations, championing the health needs for women and the LGBTIQ+ community.

After living in the ACT, Rosalie moved to Lutruwita / Tasmania in 2007 with her partner, Paul, to raise their two children and became an active Huon Valley community member.

Dr Woodruff served as a Greens councillor on the Huon Valley Council for six years, and set up its Arts and Heritage Committee. She was a founding member of Neighbours of Fish Farms, established to fight against the impacts of salmon farming in the D’Entrecasteaux Channel.  

Rosalie was elected to the seat of Franklin in the Tasmania House of Assembly in August 2015, following the resignation of long-serving Greens MP and former Leader, Nick McKim.

Rosalie is a passionate advocate for climate action, preserving wild places, connected communities and protecting the right of people to be involved in decision-making about the future of their island.