Jane Lomax-Smith

Jane Lomax-Smith
Lomax-Smith in 2022.
Lord Mayor of Adelaide
Assumed office
14 November 2022
Preceded bySandy Verschoor
In office
12 May 1997 – 13 May 2000
Preceded byHenry Ninio
Succeeded byAlfred Huang
Minister for Education
In office
5 March 2004 – 25 March 2010
Preceded byTrish White
Succeeded byJay Weatherill
Minister for Tourism
In office
6 March 2002 – 25 March 2010
Preceded byMartin Hamilton-Smith
Succeeded byJohn Rau
Minister for Employment, Training, Further
Education, Science and Information Economy
In office
6 March 2002 – 5 March 2004
Preceded byMichael Armitage
Succeeded byTrish White
Member for Adelaide
In office
9 February 2002 – 20 March 2010
Preceded byMichael Armitage
Succeeded byRachel Sanderson
Personal details
Born (1950-06-19) 19 June 1950 (age 74)
Walthamstow, England
Political partyLabor
ProfessionResearcher, Pathologist, Politician

Jane Diane Lomax-Smith, AM (born 19 June 1950, in the United Kingdom) is an Australian politician and histopathologist serving as Lord Mayor of Adelaide since 14 November 2022. Lomax-Smith previously held the position of Lord Mayor between 1997 and 2000, after serving as a City of Adelaide councillor from 1991 to 1997.

She was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Adelaide representing the Labor Party from 2002 to 2010, serving as a Minister of Education and Tourism. Following the 2010 South Australian state election, Lomax-Smith served as the chair of South Australian Museum.[1][2]

  1. ^ Martin, Sarah (19 August 2011). "Former Rann Cabinet minister Jane Lomax-Smith to chair South Australian Museum". The Advertiser. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  2. ^ Museum Board