Jennifer Ryll McAllister (born 21 February 1973) is an Australian politician. She has been a Senator for New South Wales since 2015 and previously served as the party's national president from 2011 to 2015.[1] She is from the Socialist Left faction of the Labor Party.[2] She is the Minister for Emergency Management and the Minister for Cities in the Albanese ministry.
Jenny McAllister | |
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| Minister for Emergency Management | |
| Assumed office 29 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
| Preceded by | Murray Watt |
| Minister for Cities | |
| Assumed office 29 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
| Preceded by | Paul Fletcher |
| Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy | |
| In office 1 June 2022 – 28 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Tim Wilson (as Assistant Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction) |
| Succeeded by | Josh Wilson |
| Senator for New South Wales | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | John Faulkner |
| 23rd National President of the Labor Party | |
| In office 1 July 2011 – 17 June 2015 | |
| Deputy | Tony Sheldon |
| Preceded by | Anna Bligh |
| Succeeded by | Mark Butler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 February 1973 Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse | John Graham |
| Profession | Politician |
| Website | www |
Early life and education
editMcAllister was born in Murwillumbah, on the north coast of New South Wales.[3] She attended the University of Queensland from 1992–1995, majoring in politics and government, and the University of Sydney, from which she graduated in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts with first-class honours, majoring in political economy, politics and government.[4][5]
Professional career
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From 2002 to 2006 McAllister worked as an adviser to the Minister for Environment in the NSW Government.[3] Between 2006 and 2010 she worked as a public servant in the NSW State Government.[3] She subsequently joined AECOM Australia Pty Ltd as Strategic Advisor Water and Climate (2010–2013), progressing to Technical Director – Infrastructure Advisory (2013–2014) and was Managing Director, Water and Urban Development (2014–2015) and a member of AECOM's ANZ executive when she resigned to join the Senate.[citation needed]
Political career
editMcAllister is a member of the ALP State Conference (NSW) (1999–present) and the ALP Administrative Committee (NSW) (2000–present). She was previously a member or delegate of the ALP National Policy Committee on Foreign Affairs (1998–2000), the ALP National Policy Committee (2006–2007). She has been the director of several election campaigns.[6]
McAllister was the co-founder of the Labor Environmental Activist Network (known as LEAN).[7]
McAllister was the Labor candidate for the seat of Richmond in the 2001 federal election.[1][6]
On 25 November 2011, McAllister was elected as National President of the ALP,[2] serving until the conclusion of her term at the 2015 Australian Labor Party National Conference, where she was replaced by Mark Butler.[8]
Opposition (2015–2022)
editIn July 2014, Jenny McAllister was selected to run on the Labor senate ticket at the 2016 election in the number two position, replacing John Faulkner, and considered a winnable spot. However, on 6 February 2015, John Faulkner resigned from the Senate, creating a casual vacancy. On 6 May 2015, McAllister was elected by a joint sitting of the NSW Parliament to fill the vacancy.[9][10][11][12][13][14]
In August 2018 she was appointed Shadow Assistant Minister for Families and Communities.[3] On 30 August 2016 to 21 August 2018 she was Opposition Deputy Whip in the Senate.[3] From 2 June 2019 to 23 May 2022 she served as Secretary to the Shadow Cabinet.[3]
Albanese government (2022–present)
editFollowing the 2022 federal election, on 1 June 2022 McAllister was appointed the Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy.[15][3] In the July 2024 reshuffle, she was appointed Minister for Emergency Management and made the Minister for Cities in a re-created role last held in May 2022.[16][3]
Personal life
editMcAllister is married to John Graham—former assistant general secretary of the NSW branch of the Labor Party and member of the Legislative Council.[4] She has two children.[6] She lives with her family in Alexandria in NSW.[17]
McAllister owns an investment property in Redfern in NSW.[17]
She also owns a property with her husband in Wentworth Falls in NSW, which is managed for the purposes of environment conservation and recreation.[17]
References
edit- ^ a b "Jenny McAllister". Labor People. Australian Labor Party. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ a b Osborne, Paul (25 November 2011). "Left-wing reformer elected ALP president". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Senator Jenny McAllister". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Panellist: Jenny McAllister". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Jennifer McAllister – LinkedIn". Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ^ a b c "About Jenny". Senator Jenny McAllister. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Senator Jenny McAllister – Labor Senator for NSW". www.alp.org.au. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Mark Butler named national president of Australian Labor Party". ABC News. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ "John Faulkner announces retirement". Sky News. 11 December 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Labor elder John Faulkner resigns from Federal Parliament". Sydney Morning Herald. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "John Faulkner: Veteran Labor senator stepping aside for 'new generation', brings retirement forward to January". ABC News. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Veteran Labor senator John Faulkner to retire early 2015". The Australian. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Labor's John Faulkner announces his retirement from the Senate". news.com.au. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Sharpe swings back into NSW parliament". 9 News. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ Shiloh Payne (1 June 2022). "Federal election live: New Labor ministry sworn in as vote counting winds down". ABC News.
- ^ Kelly, Cait (28 July 2024). "Albanese announces ministry reshuffle in pre-election reset as Giles loses immigration". Guardian Australia. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Jenny McAllister's private interests". openpolitics.au. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
External links
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Media related to Jenny McAllister at Wikimedia Commons- Jenny McAllister on Twitter
- Jenny McAllister on Facebook
