Politician. Janet Frances Powell was born in Nhill, Victoria in 1942. As a member of the Australian Democrats, Powell was elected to the Senate in 1986 as the representative for Victoria. She became the third leader of the Australian Democrats, 1990-1991. Powell resigned from the party in 1992 and formed her own political party, the Janet Powell Independents' Network, continuing as an independent senator until she was defeated at the 1993 election. In 2004 she joined the Australian Greens and stood as a candidate in the November 2006 Victorian State election for the Eastern Metropolitan Region in the Legislative Council.
From the description of Papers of Janet Powell, 1987-1990 [manuscript]. [1987-1990] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 435534188
