Sophia Moermond

She attended Ocean Reef Senior High School, then returned to the Netherlands to study nursing.

[2] Prior to entering politics, Moermond was a practising naturopath[3] and Chinese medicine practitioner, based in Perth.

She moved to Western Australia with her parents in 1983, and has an active interest in health, the environment, women's rights, and animal welfare.

[4] On 9 May 2024 Moermond quit Legalise Cannabis to sit as an independent, citing a difference in views between herself and Brian Walker on offshore wind turbines.

[6] In February 2022 she was suspended for some time from parliament under rules requiring MPs to present a digital identification certificate from Medicare highlighting their COVID-19 vaccination status (exempt or not).