Andrea Mason
Andrea Mason was born in Subiaco in Perth, Australia. She is a member of the Ngaanyatjarra and Kronie People. In 2004, she became the first-ever Indigenous Australian woman to lead an Australian political party, the Family First Party. In 2009, Mason became chief executive officer of the Ngaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara Women's Council, an organisation that works with women to increase their capacity to lead safe and healthy lives. In 2016, Mason was named Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year for her work in Central Australia. She was named Northern Territory Australian of the Year in 2017.