Jackie Jarvis

The Honourable
Jackie Jarvis
MLC
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for South West Region
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 May 2021
Minister for Agriculture and Food; Forestry; Small Business
PremierMark McGowan
Personal details
Born (1968-09-14) 14 September 1968 (age 56)
Bletchley, England
Political partyLabor

Jackie Jarvis (born 14 September 1968)[1] is an Australian politician. Jarvis has served as a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council as a Labor member for South West since 2021, and as Minister for Agriculture and Food; Forestry; Small Business since late 2022.[2]

Jarvis was born in Bletchley, England to an Irish father and English mother and emigrated to Western Australia in 1970.

Prior to her election, Jarvis held a number of agri-business and regional development roles, and was chief executive of the Rural Regional and Remote Women's Network.[3]

In 2014, she won the WA Rural Women's Award[4] and was the runner-up in the national awards.[5]

In 2019, she was named the Rural Community Leader of the Year at the Farmer of the Year Awards.[6]

Jarvis lives in Margaret River, where she owns a commercial farm and winery business with her husband, Matt.[7]

  1. ^ "Hon. Jackie Jarvis MLC". Parliament of Western Australia.
  2. ^ "Hon. Jackie Jarvis MLC". Parliament of Western Australia.
  3. ^ Dupe, Cally (8 April 2021). "Jackie Jarvis set to join the Upper House". Countryman.
  4. ^ Baston, Ken (12 March 2014). "Grape grower wins 2014 Rural Women's Award". Media Statements. Archived from the original on 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Jackie Jarvis national runner up for Rural Women's Award". www.agric.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  6. ^ Media, Aspermont. "Farmer of the Year Awards 2022 - 2019 Winners". www.farmeroftheyear.com.au. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Jackie Jarvis – Jarvis Estate". Retrieved 31 July 2022.