Jane Aagaard

Jane Aagaard
8th Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
In office
29 June 2005 – 23 October 2012
Preceded byLoraine Braham
Succeeded byKezia Purick
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
for Nightcliff
In office
18 August 2001 – 6 August 2012
Preceded byStephen Hatton
Succeeded byNatasha Fyles
Personal details
Born
Jane Lesley Aagaard

1956 (age 67–68)
Melbourne, Victoria
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor Party
Alma materQUT
OccupationPublic relations officer

Jane Lesley Aagaard AM (born 1956) is an Australian former politician. She was a Labor Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2012, representing the Darwin-based electorate of Nightcliff. She was the Speaker of the Assembly from June 2005 until October 2012—the first Labor member ever to hold the post. Prior to holding the speakership, she had served as Health Minister from 2001 to 2003.[1]

  1. ^ "Hon. Jane Lesley AAGAARD MLA". Australian Government. 30 September 2006. Retrieved 22 September 2009.