Ellnor Grassby was elected to the inaugural ACT Legislative Assembly at the 1989 general election,[2] and re-elected to the second Assembly at the 1992 general election.[7] Grassby contested the multi-member electorate of Ginninderra at the 1995 general election, but was unsuccessful.[8] She 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.[9]
She was a board member of Naming Australia Incorporated, a community organisation comprising representatives from the Spanish community, the Embassy of Spain in Australia, the business community and the ACT government who organisated celebrations for the 400th anniversary, in 2006, of Spanish contribution to the history and naming of Australia.[10]
Following the 2005 death of Al Grassby, media reports revealed that Ellnor Grassby was aware that her husband had lovers. However, she rejected allegations that the couple had separated thirty years earlier.[5]
^"Annual Report 2004-2005"(PDF). ACT Department of Disability, Housing & Community Services. 2006. p. 271. Archived from the original(PDF) on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
^"Board". Naming Australia Incorporated. 2009. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
