About Leanne Castley
Leanne Castley is an independent member for Yerrabi in the ACT Legislative Assembly. She was previously Leader of the Canberra Liberals and Leader of the Opposition from 2024 to 2025. She left the Liberal Party on 3 June 2026 and sits as an independent.
- Born
- 1974, Gunnedah, rural New South Wales
- First elected
- 2020 ACT election, Yerrabi (one of five seats)
- Unsuccessful candidate
- 2019 federal election, Division of Fenner, Liberal Party
- Education
- Diploma in Project Management
- Before parliament
- Worked at IT help desk; AFP and Department of Defence manager
- Liberal leadership
- Elected leader 31 October 2024; resigned 10 November 2025
Summarised by AI from Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.
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