Loraine Braham

Loraine Braham
Braham in 2001
Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
In office
25 November 1997 – 15 February 1999
Preceded byTerry McCarthy
Succeeded byTerry McCarthy
In office
16 October 2001 – 28 June 2005
Preceded byTerry McCarthy
Succeeded byJane Aagaard
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
for Braitling
In office
4 June 1994 – 8 August 2008
Preceded byRoger Vale
Succeeded byAdam Giles
Personal details
Born(1938-08-21)21 August 1938
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Died8 January 2026(2026-01-08) (aged 87)
Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
PartyIndependent (2001–2008)
Other political
affiliations
Country Liberal (1994–2001)
Alma materMelbourne Teachers' College
Northern Territory University
OccupationTeacher
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Loraine Margaret Braham (21 August 1938 – 8 January 2026) was an Australian politician. She was a member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1994 to 2008, representing the electorate of Braitling. She was initially elected as a representative of the Country Liberal Party, serving in that role from 1994 until 2001, but retained her seat as an independent after being disendorsed before the 2001 election. She was the Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1997 to 1999 and again from 2001 to 2005. Braham also served as a minister in the Stone government from 1999 to 2000.