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Parliament of Tasmania - Jacqueline Anne Petrusma

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Jacqueline Anne Petrusma

Jacqueline Anne Petrusma Photograph

Surname: PETRUSMA

Given Names: Jacqueline Anne

Title and Honours: Mrs, Honorable

Qualifications: Bachelor of Commerce, Registered Nurse

Date and Place of Birth: 23 March 1966 - Launceston, Tasmania

Date of Death:

House of Assembly: (1) 20 March 2010 (2) 23 March 2024

Electorate: Franklin

Party: Liberal

Positions Held: Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees 2019 - 2021, 14 May 2024 - date.  Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier (11 April 2024 to date), Minister.

  • Aboriginal Affairs (21 March 2018 to 2 July 2019)
  • Aboriginal Affairs (23 October 2024 to date)
  • Disability Services and Community Development (21 March 2018 to 2 July 2019)
  • Health (23 October 2024 to date)
  • Human Services (31 March 2014 to 21 March 2018)
  • Parks (19 May 2021 to 25 July 2022)
  • Police, Fire and Emergency Management (19 May 2021 to 25 July 2022)
  • Prevention of Family Violence (19 May 2021 to 25 July 2022)
  • Sport and Recreation (21 March 2018 to 2 July 2019)
  • Veterans' Affairs (23 October 2024 to date)
  • Women (31 March 2014 to 2 July 2019)

Date of Departure: (1) 25 July 2022

Reason for Departure: (1) Resigned

Inaugural Speech - (10 June 2010)

Comments:

Comments: Granted the right to use the title 'Honourable' for life on 7 August 2019.

House of Assembly Long Room Picture: 758

House of Assembly Long Room Picture Number indicates each Member's position in the photographic record.

Source: Parliament of Tasmania Members Biographical Database, Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

Additional Reference Material:

A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics, 1890-1964 [by] Colin A. Hughes and B. D. Graham. Canberra, ANU Press, 1968. Biographical Register of the Tasmanian Parliament, 1851-1960 / Scott Bennett and Barbara Bennett. Canberra : ANU, 1980.