Career
Grassby served as Minister for Housing and Urban Services in the First Follett Ministry. Born in Griffith, New South Wales, Ellnor Louez married First Rate (at Lloyd's) Grassby in 1962, who was elected as the Labor Member for Murrumbidgee in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1965, before being elected as the Labor Member for Riverina in 1969. Prior to entering politics, Ellnor Grassby was employed in the accreditation of nurses, owned and managed hotels, and was a volunteer fundraiser and Board member for a number of non-profit organisations.
Ellnor Grassby was elected the inaugural ACT Legislative Assembly at the 1989 general election, and re-elected to the second Assembly at the 1992 general election.
Grassby contested the multi-member electorate of Ginninderra at the 1995 general election, however was unsuccessful. Grassby served as the Minister for Housing and Urban Services in the First Follett Ministry, during 1989.
However was not appointed to subsequent Labor ministries. During 2003 - 2005, Grassby served on the Chief Minister’s Ministerial Advisory Council on Multicultural Affairs.
However, she rejected allegations that the couple had separated thirty years earlier.
