Jodeen Carney

Jodeen Carney
9th Leader of the Opposition in the Northern Territory
In office
18 June 2005 – 29 January 2008
Preceded byDenis Burke
Succeeded byTerry Mills
Member of the Northern Territory Parliament
for Araluen
In office
18 August 2001 – 3 September 2010
Preceded byEric Poole
Succeeded byRobyn Lambley
Personal details
Born (1965-12-09) 9 December 1965 (age 58)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political partyCountry Liberal Party

Jodeen Terese Carney (born 9 December 1965) is an Australian politician. She was a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from September 2001 to September 2010, representing the Alice Springs-based electorate of Araluen.

She was the Shadow Attorney-General, and Shadow Minister for Justice, Health, Family and Community Services, Business and Industry, Women's Policy, Territory Development, the AustralAsia Railway, Police, Fire and Emergency Services, Central Australia and Defence Support. Until 29 January 2008 she was also the Opposition Leader.

Carney is openly lesbian.[1] She is the first and only LGBT person to have represented the Country Liberal Party in the Legislative Assembly and the first and only LGBT Opposition Leader. She is also the only lesbian and the first LGBT person to have ever been elected to the Legislative Assembly, as well as the first female leader of the Country Liberal Party.

Carney announced her resignation from parliament on 19 August 2010, effective 3 September. She cited health reasons as the primary cause of her resignation.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference lesbian was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Jodeen Carney quits". Northern Territory News. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.