Jodie Harrison
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| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Charlestown |
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| Assumed office 25 October 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew Cornwell |
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| Born | 1968 (age 56–57) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Bruce William Jones |
| Children | Two |
| Website | http://www.jodieharrison.com |
Jodie Elizabeth Harrison (born 1968)[1] is an Australian politician who has represented the Charlestown Electorate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Australian Labor Party since 25 October 2014, when she was elected in a by-election.
Personal life
Harrison was born in 1968 and is the eldest child of Clive Harrison and Elizabeth Denning. In 1973 her brother Todd Harrison was born. Harrison spent her formative years growing up in south-western suburbs of Sydney. [2]
Harrison and her husband Bruce Jones moved to the Newcastle region in the early 1990s after Harrison’s parents bought a small business in Lake Macquarie.
Harrison and Jones now lived in Charlestown where they are raising their two children.
Early career
Harrison worked at Newcastle City Council from 1993 until 2007 in various roles encompassing organisational change management, organisational performance and governance. Harrison was the inaugural chairperson of Newcastle City Council’s Women’s Committee established in the mid 1990s.
Harrison was employed as a Recruitment Officer by the United Services Union (USU) from 2007-2011 and during that time was also the USU’s Women’s Committee Coordinator. As part of this job Harrison was sent to the United States as part of Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) contingent to work with one of the major unions, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). [3]
In 2011-12 Harrison worked for United Voice (previously known as the Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union) organising early childhood educators and people in the care sector. Harrison worked to gain better working conditions and professional wages for low-paid workers. [4]
Political career
Harrison was elected as a Councillor to Lake Macquarie City Council in 2008,
In 2012 Harrison was popularly elected to Mayor of the City of Lake Macquarie and became the first female to be elected to the position. [5]
Harrison has represented the Electoral district of Charlestown in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Australian Labor Party since 25 October 2014 when she was elected in a by-election after the resignation of Andrew Cornwell.
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- Official website
- NSW Parliament biography
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| Preceded by | Member for Charlestown 2014–present |
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