Jenny Macklin | |
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Minister for Disability Reform | |
In office 14 December 2011 – 18 September 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Julia Gillard Kevin Rudd |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Jane Prentice (2016) |
Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | |
In office 3 December 2007 – 18 September 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard |
Preceded by | Mal Brough |
Succeeded by | Kevin Andrews as Minister for Social Services Nigel Scullion as Minister for Indigenous Affairs |
Deputy Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 22 November 2001 – 4 December 2006 | |
Leader | Simon Crean Mark Latham Kim Beazley |
Preceded by | Simon Crean |
Succeeded by | Julia Gillard |
Deputy Leader of the Labor Party | |
In office 22 November 2001 – 4 December 2006 | |
Leader | Simon Crean Mark Latham Kim Beazley |
Preceded by | Simon Crean |
Succeeded by | Julia Gillard |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Jagajaga | |
In office 2 March 1996 – 11 April 2019 | |
Preceded by | Peter Staples |
Succeeded by | Kate Thwaites |
Personal details | |
Born | Jennifer Louise Macklin 29 December 1953 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Political party | Labor |
Domestic partner | Ross Turner |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
Occupation | Researcher |
Jennifer Louise Macklin AC (born 29 December 1953) is an Australian former politician. She was elected to federal parliament at the 1996 federal election and served as the deputy leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 2001 to 2006, under opposition leaders Simon Crean, Mark Latham and Kim Beazley. After the ALP won government at the 2007 election, she held ministerial office under Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard, serving as Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (2007–2013) and Minister for Disability Reform (2011–2013). She retired from parliament at the 2019 election.