Jocelyn Newman

Jocelyn Newman
Minister for Social Security
In office
11 March 1996 – 21 October 1998
Prime MinisterJohn Howard
Preceded byPeter Baldwin
Succeeded byJoe Hockey
Minister for Family and Community Services
In office
21 October 1998 – 30 January 2001
Prime MinisterJohn Howard
Preceded byMichael Wooldridge
Succeeded byAmanda Vanstone
Senator for Tasmania
In office
13 March 1986 – 1 February 2002
Preceded byPeter Rae
Succeeded byRichard Colbeck
Personal details
Born
Jocelyn Margaret Mullett

(1937-07-08)8 July 1937
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died1 April 2018(2018-04-01) (aged 80)
Berry, New South Wales, Australia
CitizenshipAustralian
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia
Spouse
(m. 1961; died 1999)
ChildrenCampbell Newman, Kate Roff
Residence(s)Berry, New South Wales, Australia
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
ProfessionBarrister, solicitor

Jocelyn Margaret Newman AO (née Mullett; 8 July 1937 – 1 April 2018) was an Australian politician. She was a Senator for Tasmania for 15 years, and a minister in the Howard government.