Natasha Maclaren-Jones
Natasha Maclaren-Jones MLC | |
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| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 26 March 2011 | |
| Minister for Families and Communities | |
| Assumed office 21 December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Alister Henskens |
| Minister for Disability Services | |
| Assumed office 21 December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Alister Henskens |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 March 1976 Sydney, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Damien Jones |
| Education | SCECGS Redlands |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney University of Technology, Sydney |
| Profession | Nurse |
Natasha Maclaren-Jones (born 11 March 1976) is an Australian politician, and is a Liberal Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since March 2011.[1] Maclaren-Jones has served as the Minister for Families and Communities and the Minister for Disability Services since December 2021.[2]
Career[]
Before Parliament, Maclaren-Jones was a senior advisor to Helen Coonan and Bronwyn Bishop and was the state Liberal Party President that presided over the largest Coalition win in NSW political history in the 2011 state election.[3]
Maclaren-Jones was nominated as the Liberal candidate for the President of the New South Wales Legislative Council in March 2021 after the resignation of John Ajaka.[4] The Labor Opposition nominated Peter Primrose. Maclaren-Jones received 20 votes and Primrose 14, with eight informal votes. The clerk ruled that a majority of the 42 available votes was required for election, although the Liberal Party presented advice from the Crown Solicitor that a plurality of the votes was sufficient and congratulated Maclaren-Jones on her election.[5] As the dispute over the presidency continued, Maclaren-Jones assumed the chair without being declared elected by the clerk on the night of 4 May 2021, before losing a vote of no confidence less than 90 minutes later. On the subsequent ballot to elect a new president, fellow Liberal Matthew Mason-Cox nominated for the role and won the election with 23 votes to Maclaren-Jones's 18 with the support of the opposition and the crossbench.[6]
On 27 May 2021, Maclaren-Jones was appointed as Cabinet Secretary.[1] In December 2021, she was appointed to the cabinet as Minister for Families and Communities and as Minister for Disability Services in the Perrottet ministry.
References[]
- ^ a b "The Hon. Natasha MACLAREN-JONES, BN, MHSM MLC". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
- ^ "NSW Liberals president resigns". 28 June 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "NEW PRESIDENT OF THE NSW LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL". NSW Liberal Party. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ Smith, Alexandra (29 March 2021). "NSW government says Berejiklian's pick has scored coveted position". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Smith, Alexandra (4 May 2021). "90 minute presidency: Upper house chaos as NSW MPs bicker over plum role". The Sydney Morning Herald.
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