Jenny Macklin

Jenny Macklin
Macklin in 2013
Minister for Disability Reform
In office
14 December 2011 – 18 September 2013
Prime MinisterJulia Gillard
Kevin Rudd
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJane Prentice (2016)
Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
In office
3 December 2007 – 18 September 2013
Prime MinisterKevin Rudd
Julia Gillard
Preceded byMal Brough
Succeeded byKevin 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
LeaderSimon Crean
Mark Latham
Kim Beazley
Preceded bySimon Crean
Succeeded byJulia Gillard
Deputy Leader of the Labor Party
In office
22 November 2001 – 4 December 2006
LeaderSimon Crean
Mark Latham
Kim Beazley
Preceded bySimon Crean
Succeeded byJulia Gillard
Member of the Australian Parliament for Jagajaga
In office
2 March 1996 – 11 April 2019
Preceded byPeter Staples
Succeeded byKate Thwaites
Personal details
Born
Jennifer Louise Macklin

(1953-12-29) 29 December 1953 (age 70)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political partyLabor
Domestic partnerRoss Turner
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
OccupationResearcher

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.