Dorothy Christine Kotz (born 3 January 1944) is a former Australian politician who was the sitting Liberal Party member for the electoral district of Newland of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1989 until her retirement in 2006.
[1] In 1993, Kotz expressed interest in presenting a private members bill intended to reinstate capital punishment.
[2] In 1999, acting as Environment Minister, Kotz authorised orchard and vineyard owners to shoot common native bird species, including rainbow lorikeets, musk lorikeets and Adelaide rosellas.
[3] She was also responsible for the management of water inflows into the Coorong, and the maintenance of the mouth of the Murray River.
[4] The 2006 election saw her personal vote evaporate, and with the statewide Labor Party (ALP) swing, saw her successor Liberal Party candidate Mark Osterstock suffer a swing of 12.5 per cent, giving the seat to the ALP on a margin of 6.8 per cent.