Longtime health and nursing advocate Neroli Ellis has announced her candidacy for the Launceston seat on the Legislative Council.

For more than a decade, Ms Ellis has worked as the state secretary of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, but this year, will try her hand at politics.

Ms Ellis, who will run as an independent, said when she first started her career, she never expected a career in politics might be in her future.

“I’ve always been really interested in affecting change and I’ve been working hard of behalf of members for the last 15 years to deliver outcomes,” she said.

“I see now that it’s a really good time to broaden that scope of influence …

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