Natasha Maclaren-Jones

Natasha Marianne 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]

Natasha Maclaren-Jones
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
Assumed office
26 March 2011
Minister for Families and Communities
Assumed office
21 December 2021 (2021-12-21)
Preceded byAlister Henskens
Minister for Disability Services
Assumed office
21 December 2021 (2021-12-21)
Preceded byAlister Henskens
Personal details
Born (1976-03-11) 11 March 1976
Sydney, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLiberal Party
Spouse(s)Damien Jones
EducationSCECGS Redlands
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
University of Technology, Sydney
ProfessionNurse

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.

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