Date of Birth: 05/08/1944
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Parliamentary Service
| Minister for Health |
23 Apr 2014 |
23 Jan 2017 |
2 years 9 months 1 day |
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| Minister for Medical Research |
23 Apr 2014 |
02 Apr 2015 |
11 months 11 days |
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| Minister for Health |
03 Apr 2011 |
17 Apr 2014 |
3 years 15 days |
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| Minister for Medical Research |
03 Apr 2011 |
17 Apr 2014 |
3 years 15 days |
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| Shadow Minister for Science and Medical Research |
11 Apr 2007 |
28 Dec 2008 |
1 year 8 months 18 days |
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| Deputy Leader of the Opposition |
04 Apr 2007 |
28 Mar 2011 |
3 years 11 months 25 days |
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| Shadow Minister for Cancer and Medical Research |
20 Mar 2006 |
11 Apr 2007 |
1 year 23 days |
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| Shadow Minister for Health |
07 Sep 2005 |
28 Mar 2011 |
5 years 6 months 22 days |
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| Shadow Minister for School Education |
13 Apr 2005 |
07 Sep 2005 |
4 months 26 days |
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| Shadow Minister for Education and Training |
08 Apr 2003 |
13 Apr 2005 |
2 years 6 days |
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| Shadow Minister for the Arts |
08 Apr 2003 |
28 Dec 2008 |
5 years 8 months 21 days |
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| Shadow Minister for Youth Affairs |
02 Apr 2002 |
08 Apr 2003 |
1 year 7 days |
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| Shadow Minister for Health |
10 Apr 1995 |
08 Apr 2003 |
7 years 11 months 30 days |
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| Shadow Minister for Youth Affairs |
10 Apr 1995 |
19 Apr 1999 |
4 years 10 days |
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| Member for North Shore |
05 Feb 1994 |
20 Feb 2017 |
23 years 16 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
05 Feb 1994 |
20 Feb 2017 |
23 years 16 days |
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Political Party Activity
Liberal Party. Vice-President Cremorne Point Branch. President Northern Suburbs Liberal Club. Past President North Shore SEC. Past Secretary Neutral Bay Womens' Branch. Delegate to State Council. Member State Convention Committee for three years, Vice-President 1989. Founding member (Vice-President) Liberal Professional Business Women's Special Branch.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
1988-1994: Director, NSW Office of Youth Affairs. 1984-1988 Jillian Skinner and Associates. Journalist: Melbourne Herald, Radio Hong Kong, The Associated Press (US) Hong Kong, Sunday Australian.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Married to Chris. Three children, Amy, Simon, Robbie.
Additional Information
Additional Information:
Jillian Skinner was the Deputy NSW Liberal Leader, Minister for Health and
Minister for Medical Research.
She was first elected as the Member for North Shore in February 1994 and was
re-elected five times.
Jillian began her career as a journalist in Melbourne, becoming the first woman
journalist on the Victorian Parliamentary Press Gallery. She later worked as a
journalist in Adelaide, Sydney and South East Asia before operating her own
editorial, strategic planning and marketing consultancy.
Prior to her election to the NSW Parliament, Jillian was the Director of the
New South Wales Office of Youth Affairs and she has served on bodies such as
the New South Wales Women’s Advisory Council and the New South Wales Youth
Advisory Council.
Jillian has more experience in the health field than any other politician in
Australia, having first been appointed Shadow Minister for Health in 1995. She
has also held the Shadow portfolios of Education and Training and Youth Affairs
and Arts.
Whilst Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research, Jillian:
· boosted the workforce (4000 additional nurses and 900 extra doctors)
· oversaw a $4.7 billion hospital building program
· oversaw a record health spending to deliver tens of thousands more emergency
department treatments, hospital admissions and elective surgeries.
