Jodie Harrison | |
---|---|
Minister for Women | |
Assumed office 5 April 2023 | |
Premier | Chris Minns |
Preceded by | Bronnie Taylor |
Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault | |
Assumed office 5 April 2023 | |
Premier | Chris Minns |
Preceded by | Natalie Ward |
Minister for Seniors | |
Assumed office 5 April 2023 | |
Premier | Chris Minns |
Preceded by | Mark Coure |
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Charlestown | |
Assumed office 25 October 2014 | |
Preceded by | Andrew Cornwell |
Personal details | |
Born | 1968 (age 54–55) |
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Labor Party |
Children | Two |
Residence | Whitebridge [1] |
Website | www |
Jodie Elizabeth Harrison (born 1968) [2] is an Australian politician who has represented the Charlestown Electorate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Labor Party since 25 October 2014,when she was elected in a by-election. [3]
Harrison was born in 1968 and is the eldest child of Clive Harrison and Elizabeth Denning. In 1973 her brother Todd Harrison was born. Harrison spent her formative years growing up in south-western suburbs of Sydney. [2]
Harrison moved to the Lake Macquarie region in the early 1990s after Harrison's parents bought a small business in Lake Macquarie.
Harrison worked at Newcastle City Council from 1993 until 2007 in various roles encompassing organisational change management,organisational performance and governance. Harrison was the inaugural chairperson of Newcastle City Council's Women's Committee established in the mid 1990s.
Harrison was employed as a Recruitment Officer by the United Services Union (USU) from 2007-2011 and during that time was also the USU's Women's Committee Coordinator. As part of this job Harrison was sent to the United States as part of Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) contingent to work with one of the major unions,the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). [2]
In 2011-12 Harrison worked for United Voice (previously known as the Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union) organising early childhood educators and people in the care sector. Harrison worked to gain better working conditions and professional wages for low-paid workers. [4]
Harrison was elected as a Councillor to North Ward for Lake Macquarie City Council in 2008.
In 2012 Harrison was popularly elected to Mayor of the City of Lake Macquarie and became the first female to be elected to the position. [5] Harrison served as Mayor until the Lake Macquarie election in September 2016,which she did not recontest.
Harrison has represented the electoral district of Charlestown in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Labor Party since 25 October 2014 when she was elected in a by-election after the resignation of Andrew Cornwell.
Following the 2015 New South Wales state election,Harrison was appointed to the shadow Ministry of Luke Foley in April 2015. She was appointed Shadow Minister for the Hunter,Women,Early Childhood Education and Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. [6] From 2015 until 2023,Harrison was a member of the Parliament of New South Wales Committee on Children and Young People. In January 2016,Harrison resigned from the Shadow Cabinet,having spent nine months in the roles,citing family reasons. [7]
Following the 2019 NSW election,Harrison was returned to the Opposition front bench as Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Learning. After the 2021 New South Wales Labor Party leadership election that installed Chris Minns as leader,Harrison was appointed Shadow Minister for Seniors,Women and the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.
Harrison was re-elected as the Member for Charlestown at the 2023 election. On 5 April 2023,Harrison was appointed to the Minns ministry as Minister for Women,Minister for Seniors and Minister for Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.
Michael Rueben Egan,a former union official and former Australian politician,served as Treasurer of New South Wales between 1995 and 2005. Egan served as the Chancellor of Macquarie University from 2008 until 2019 and currently sits on a number of government and non-government advisory boards.
Gregory Michael Piper is an Australian politician,who is an independent member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly,representing Lake Macquarie since 2007. Piper served as Mayor of City of Lake Macquarie between 2004 and 2012,prior to the enactment of the Local Government Amendment Act,2012 (NSW) preventing dual membership of state parliament and local council.
Charlestown is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It has been represented by Jodie Harrison of the Labor Party since the Charlestown by-election on 25 October 2014.
Lake Macquarie is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in Greater Newcastle,Hunter Region of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by the independent Greg Piper.
Matthew Allan Morris was an Australian politician,who was elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the seat of Charlestown representing the Labor Party.
Windale is a suburb of the city of Lake Macquarie,in the Newcastle metropolitan area. It is located west of the junction of the Pacific Highway and Newcastle Inner City Bypass,covering an area of 1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi). Windale is a lower socio-economic area consisting largely of public housing homes,and has historically been known for its high rates of alcoholism,crime and unemployment,however recent local government efforts to regenerate the area have been somewhat successful. The suburb was listed as one of the most socially disadvantaged areas in the State according to the 2015 Dropping Off The Edge report.
Jodi Leyanne McKay is a former Australian politician who was the Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of New South Wales from June 2019 until May 2021. She previously served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly,representing Strathfield for the Labor Party from 2015 to 2021. McKay also previously represented Newcastle for one term from 2007 until her defeat at the 2011 election. Between 2008 and 2011,McKay held a number of junior ministerial responsibilities in the Rees and Keneally governments,including serving as the Minister for the Hunter,Tourism,Small Business,Science and Medical Research,Commerce,and Women,and Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Cancer). On 17 October 2021,McKay announced she would resign from the parliament,which triggered a by-election in her seat of Strathfield. McKay subsequently became National Chair of the Australia India Business Council.
Lynda Jane Voltz is an Australian politician. She is a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly,representing Auburn since 2019.
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 55th parliament held their seats from 2011 to 2015. They were elected at the 2011 state election and at by-elections. The Speaker was Shelley Hancock.
Clayton Gordon Barr is an Australian politician who was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the State Member for Cessnock for the Labor Party at the 2011 New South Wales state election. Prior to entering Parliament he had a career as a secondary education teacher,an employee of the children’s cancer charity CanTeen and worked in local government administration.
Tania Mihailuk is an Australian politician,currently serving as member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 2023. She served as mayor of the City of Bankstown from 2006 to 2011.
Timothy Carson Crakanthorp is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly since 25 October 2014,when he was elected in a by-election to the seat of Newcastle. When he was elected he was a serving member of Newcastle City Council.
Yasmin Maree Catley is an Australian politician who was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Swansea for the Labor Party at the 2015 New South Wales state election.
Jennifer Kathleen Aitchison is an Australian politician in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as member for Maitland for the Labor Party at the 2015 New South Wales state election. She has served as the Minister for Regional Transport and Roads in the Minns ministry since 2023.
Prudence Ann Car is an Australian politician serving as the 20th and current deputy premier of New South Wales since March 2023. She has served as the Labor member for Londonderry in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly since 2015. She previously served as the deputy leader of the NSW Opposition,Shadow Minister for Education and Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Learning.
Anoulack Chanthivong is an Australian politician who was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Macquarie Fields for the Labor Party at the 2015 New South Wales state election.
Trisha Lee Doyle is an Australian politician who was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Blue Mountains for the Labor Party at the 2015 New South Wales state election.
Christopher John Minns is an Australian politician serving as the 47th and current premier of New South Wales since March 2023. He has been the leader of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) since June 2021 and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the division of Kogarah since 2015. He was previously the deputy mayor of Hurstville from 2007 to 2008.
Kate Rebecca Washington is an Australian politician who was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Port Stephens for the Australian Labor Party at the 2015 New South Wales state election.
An election for the leadership of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Labor Party was held between 7 and 29 June 2019. The election was triggered by the resignation of Leader Michael Daley on 25 March 2019. The election was a combined vote by the party membership and the Labor members of the Parliament of New South Wales,with each component weighted equally. The party members were sent their ballots on 7 June and had until 21 June to return them,while the parliamentary caucus met on 29 June to cast their votes.