Jeanette Powell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jeanette Powell

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 04-Feb-1949

Place of Birth: Prescot, England, United Kingdom

Profession: politician

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Jeanette Powell

  • Elizabeth Jeanette Powell (born 4 February 1949) is a British-born Australian politician.
  • She was a National Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2014, representing the electorate of Shepparton.
  • She was previously a member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1996 to 2002, representing North Eastern Province. Powell was born in Prescot, Lancashire, England and emigrated to Australia as a child.
  • After a short time in Preston, the family moved to Shepparton in regional Victoria.
  • Prior to entering parliament, Powell held a variety of occupations including film processor, television presenter, singer, marketing and sales, office manager and director of the family auto-electrics business.
  • She was a Shire of Shepparton councillor from 1990 to 1994, and was the shire president from 1993 to 1994.
  • After the 1994 council amalgamations, Powell was appointed as a commissioner with the Shire of Campaspe from 1994 to 1996. Powell was elected to the Legislative Council seat of North-Eastern Province at the 1996 state election, becoming the first woman to represent the National Party in Victoria.
  • In 2002, she shifted to the Legislative Assembly, successfully retaining the seat of Shepparton for the National Party upon the retirement of long-serving MP Don Kilgour.
  • She was appointed state Minister for Local Government and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs following the Liberal-National Coalition's victory at the 2010 election, and served in those roles under both Premiers Ted Baillieu and Denis Napthine. In February 2014 Powell announced that she would not be a candidate at the forthcoming 2014 Victorian State Election, and in a reshuffle of the Coalition ministry in March 2014, her portfolios were allocated to Tim Bull.Powell is married with two sons.

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