Background
Lawder was born in Malaysia to a military family.
Lawder was born in Malaysia to a military family.
Australian National University. Swinburne University of Technology.
She received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the Australian National University, having moved to Canberra in 1988. She also received a Masters in Business from Swinburne University of Technology. In 2012 she was the Liberal Party"s Southern Electorate Branch Deputy President, and ran as a candidate at the 2012 ACT election for the seat of Brindabella.
Although she was unsuccessful, she was elected on 28 June 2013 in a countback following the resignation of Zed Seselja.
She has been a Liberal member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly since June 2013. A member of the National People with Disability and Carer Council (2008-2013) and the ACMA Consumer Consultative Forum (2009-2013), she was Chief Executive Officer of Homelessness Australia and the Deafness Forum of Australia.