Jane Howlett

The Honourable
Jane Howlett
MP
Minister for Primary Industries and Water
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 April 2024
PremierJeremy Rockliff
Preceded byJo Palmer
Minister for Racing
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 April 2024
Preceded byFelix Ellis
Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
for Lyons
Incumbent
Assumed office
23 March 2024
Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Prosser
In office
5 May 2018 – 27 January 2024
Preceded byDivision created
Succeeded byKerry Vincent
Personal details
Born1975 or 1976 (age 47–48)[1]
Richmond, Tasmania, Australia
Political partyLiberal Party
SpouseSergei Nester[2]

Jane Colleen Howlett is an Australian politician, who was a Liberal member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for the division of Prosser and is now member for the Division of Lyons.[3]

After Peter Gutwein became Premier in January 2020, Howlett was promoted to his cabinet as Minister for Sport and Recreation and Minister for Racing. After the 2021 Tasmanian state election in May 2021, she was additionally appointed Minister for Small Business and Minister for Women in the Second Gutwein Ministry. A reshuffle of the cabinet on 17 February 2022 resulted in Howlett also becoming Minister for Disability Services, Minister for Hospitality and Events, but losing the sports portfolio to Nic Street.[4] However, a week later on 25 February, Howlett resigned from the cabinet, citing "personal reasons after the death of her brother", who died the day the Second Gutwein Ministry was sworn in.[5] She has stated she would remain a member of parliament. Her portfolios were taken over by Madeleine Ogilvie later that week.

Howlett stood down as the Member for Prosser to stand as a Liberal candidate in the Lyons at the 2024 Tasmanian state election.,[6] Howlett was subsequently elected, with the third highest primary vote in the division.[7]

  1. ^ Howlett, Jane (12 June 2018). "Inaugural Speech".
  2. ^ "Around the traps" (PDF). Magenta & Black. Hutchins School. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Liberal's Jane Howlett wins new Tasmanian seat of Prosser". ABC News. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  4. ^ Members of the Parliament of Tasmania Jane Howlett https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/resources/about-parliament/historyindex/members/howlett_J_LC_792 Jane Howlett. Retrieved 26 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "Tasmania's Racing Minister Jane Howlett resigns from state cabinet". ABC News. 25 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Liberals Announce Candidate Line-up". Tasmanian Times. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Lyons - TAS Electorate, Candidates, Results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 4 April 2024.