Marie Tehan

Marie Therese Tehan (; 19 June 1940 – 31 October 2004) was an Australian politician and lawyer who served in the Parliament of Victoria.

Early life and education Marie Therese O'Brien was born on 19 June 1940 in Melbourne, Victoria. in 1961.

As Minister for Health, she presided over some of the worst years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Australia, and liaised with the Victorian Aids Council under Jim Hyde during this time.

Other activities and roles Tehan also undertook a number of other activities and roles throughout her life, including: Tutor in law, Newman College, 1962–66 Assistant examiner, Law Faculty, Melbourne University Secondary school teacher, Sacred Heart College, 1969 Senior member of Veterans' Review Board, 1986–87 Member, Australian Board and International Board of Foster Parents Plan from 1982 Member, Goulburn/North East Regional TAFE Board, 1983 Executive Committee, TAFE Regional Board, 1983

Personal life and death O'Brien married James "Jim" Tehan in 1963 and settled in regional Victoria. They had six children—including Dan Tehan, the federal member for Wannon since 2010. She established her own legal practice in Mansfield in 1970.