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
(1953-12-29) 29 December 1953 (age 70) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political party
Labor
Domestic partner
Ross Turner
Children
3
Alma mater
University of Melbourne
Occupation
Researcher
Jennifer Louise MacklinAC (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.
Jennifer Louise Macklin AC (born 29 December 1953) is an Australian former politician. She was elected to federal parliament at the 1996 federal election...
challenged JennyMacklin for the deputy leadership. After Rudd successfully replaced Beazley as Labor Leader on 4 December 2006, Macklin chose to resign...
Opposition Leader JennyMacklin was challenged by Shadow Health Minister Julia Gillard in a joint-ticket. Rudd defeated Beazley, after which Macklin resigned,...
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Beazley as Leader of the Labor Party, becoming leader of the opposition; JennyMacklin was elected as his deputy, also unopposed. On 4 February 2003, Crean...
2017 Emma Husar MP (Lindsay, NSW) – announced retirement 11 April 2019 JennyMacklin MP (Jagajaga, Vic) – announced retirement 6 July 2018 Wayne Swan MP...
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officer". In February 2012, Garrett, alongside Indigenous Affairs Minister JennyMacklin, announced an expansion of the Improving School Enrollment and Attendance...
retired in 1996 and was replaced by JennyMacklin, who has held the seat prior to her retirement in 2018. Macklin served as Deputy Leader of the Australian...
2014, she was an advisor and electorate officer to federal Labor MP JennyMacklin. "Eltham Results". ABC News. Retrieved 4 December 2014. "Vicki Ward"...
Futures legislation was introduced in the Parliament of Australia by JennyMacklin, the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs...
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as a media adviser. She later worked as a senior adviser to Labor MP JennyMacklin and as communications director at the Victorian Department of Health...
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findings were criticised by the government's Indigenous Affairs Minister JennyMacklin, the Opposition and Indigenous leaders like Warren Mundine and Bess...
announced that he would contest the leadership. Shadow Health Minister JennyMacklin, Shadow Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner, Shadow Industry Minister Carmen...
1988 Sticky Fingers Lolly Also co-wrote and produced 1989 Checking Out JennyMacklin 1990 My Blue Heaven Crystal Rybak 1994 Drop Zone Mrs. Willins 2007 Itty...
$22 billion in 2018. According to the Minister for Disability Reform, JennyMacklin, the program will effectively double the cost of supporting those with...
as Deputy Leader after JennyMacklin resigned. At his first press conference as Labor Leader, having thanked Beazley and Macklin, Rudd said he would offer...
Ocean earthquake and tsunami. With both Latham and his deputy leader, JennyMacklin, on leave, the acting opposition leader, Senator Chris Evans, issued...
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