Jane Garrett
Jane Garrett | |
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| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Brunswick | |
| Assumed office 27 November 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Carlo Carli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 March 1973 Melbourne |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Website | janegarrett.org.au |
Jane Furneaux Garrett (born 16 March 1973) is an Australian politician. She has been the member for Brunswick in the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2010.[1]
Garrett was a candidate on the Left ticket for the position of ALP National President.[2] She was elected to the position of National junior Vice President and began her term in December 2011.
Prior to the 2014 state election, Garrett served as shadow cabinet secretary.
After winning re-election in 2014, Garrett was appointed as Minister for Emergency Services and Minister for Consumer Affairs, Gaming & Liquor Regulation in the newly elected Andrews Labor government.[3]
On 9 June 2016 Garrett resigned from the Andrews Ministry, after a dispute between the Country Fire Authority (CFA), the United Firefighters Union, and the Victorian government over an enterprise bargaining agreement.[4]
At about 4:00pm on 15 August 2016, Garrett was assaulted by a woman in Carlton.[5]
In November 2016, Garrett announced on a Facebook post that she had recently undergone a successful operation for breast cancer, and would be taking four months of leave from parliament for treatment and recovery.[6]
On 27 September 2017, Garrett announced she would not contest Brunswick at the next state election, and would seek preselection for the Victorian Legislative Council seat of Western Metropolitan Region.[7] Her preselection bid was unsuccessful, with Labor's left faction backing Ingrid Stitt, branch secretary of the Australian Services Union.[8]
References
- ^ "Ms Jane Garrett". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ "National President Elections 2011". Australian Labor. 21 September 2011. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
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- ^ "Victorian minister Jane Garrett resigns from Cabinet as Government seeks to end CFA dispute". ABC News. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ "Victorian MP Jane Garrett assaulted in Carlton", Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Jane Garrett, former Victorian emergency services minister, reveals breast cancer fight". ABC News. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Labor MP Jane Garrett set to make move to Victorian Upper House". ABC News. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Former Victorian cabinet minister Jane Garrett loses Upper House preselection". ABC News. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
- Women members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
- Australian National University alumni
- 21st-century Australian politicians
- 21st-century women politicians
- Breast cancer survivors