Jean Jenkins (politician)

Jean Jenkins
4th Deputy Leader of the
Australian Democrats
—Interim
In office
24 March 1990 – 30 June 1990
Senator for Western Australia
In office
11 July 1987 – 30 June 1990
Personal details
Born (1938-03-16) 16 March 1938 (age 86)
Bristol, England
NationalityWelsh Australian
Political partyAustralian Democrats
Alma materUniversity of Reading
OccupationTAFE Dept Head

Jean Alice Jenkins (born 16 March 1938) is an Australian educator in languages and served as an Australian Democrats senator for Western Australia from 1987 to 1990. She is also noted as an originator in Western Australia of NAATI-accredited level 2 (paraprofessional) courses in translation and interpreting, and as a campaigner for human rights and preservation of built heritage. She has been a patron of the Art Deco Society of Western Australia[1] since 1989.