| Kathy Smith | |
| Assembly: | New South Wales Legislative |
| Term Start: | 28 March 2015 |
| Term End: | 14 February 2017 |
| Predecessor: | Chris Holstein |
| Successor: | Liesl Tesch |
| Birth Place: | Sheffield, England |
| Death Date: | (aged 67 - 68) |
| Nationality: | British |
| Citizenship: | Australian |
| Occupation: | Business administrator and manager |
Kathleen Smith (1948/49 – 31 May 2017) was an Australian politician who served in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Gosford for the Labor Party from 2015 to 2017.[1] [2]
Smith was previously the chairwoman of Cancer Voices NSW, and has worked with organisations including the Consumers Health Forum, Medicines Australia, and Cancer Institute of NSW. She was also a member of the Palmer United Party before being selected as the Labor candidate for the seat of Gosford in the 2015 election.[3]
On 14 February 2017, Smith announced that a cancer she had previously been treated for had metastasised, and she would resign from parliament to undergo further treatment.[4] She died on 31 May 2017.[5]