Lia Finocchiaro

Lia Finocchiaro is an Australian politician. She has served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly and as the leader of the Country Liberal Party (CLP) since 2020. She was the member for Drysdale from 2012 until 2016, when she was elected to the seat of Spillett.

Lia Finocchiaro MLA
Finocchiaro in 2020
13th Leader of the Opposition in the Northern Territory Elections: 2020
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2020
Deputy	Gary Higgins Gerard Maley
Preceded by	Gary Higgins
Leader of the Country Liberal Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2020
Deputy	Gary Higgins Gerard Maley
Preceded by	Gary Higgins
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
In office 2 September 2016 – 1 February 2020
Preceded by	Lynne Walker
Succeeded by	Gary Higgins
Deputy Leader of the Country Liberal Party
In office 2 September 2016 – 1 February 2020
Preceded by	Peter Styles
Succeeded by	Gary Higgins
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for Spillett
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 August 2016
Preceded by	new seat
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for Drysdale
In office 25 August 2012 – 27 August 2016
Preceded by	Ross Bohlin
Succeeded by	Eva Lawler
Personal details
Born	Lia Emele Finocchiaro (1984-09-20) 20 September 1984 Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Country Liberal Party
Spouse(s)	Sam Burke
Relations	Denis Burke (father-in-law)
Residence	Palmerston, Northern Territory
Alma mater	University of Adelaide
Profession	Lawyer