Giulia Jones

Giulia Jones (born 1980), an Australian politician, is a member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Murrumbidgee for the Liberal Party since 2012.[1][2]

Giulia Jones

MLA
Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
for Murrumbidgee
Assumed office
20 October 2012
Serving with Le Couteur, Steel, Hanson, Cody
Personal details
Born1980 (age 39–40)
Hobart, Tasmania
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLiberal Party
Spouse(s)Bernard Jones
ChildrenSix
Alma materUniversity of Tasmania
PortfolioShadow Minister for Women

Shadow Minister for Corrections

Shadow Minister for Police and Emergency Services
Websitehttp://www.giuliajones.com.au

Jones is currently Shadow Minister for Women, Corrections, and Police & Emergency Services.

Background

Jones was born in Hobart, Tasmania to a mother of Italian descent[1] and from a Catholic family.[3] Jones studied political science and history and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Tasmania. She married army officer Major Bernard Jones, and moved to Canberra in late 2005 after twelve months in Darwin. She ran a small business, worked in the public service, and as a political staffer for Sophie Mirabella and Tony Abbott.[3][1] Jones is a mother of six children.[4]

Prior to her election to the ACT Legislative Assembly, she had sought election on three occasions: pre-selection for a Tasmanian Senate seat in 2007; was a Liberal candidate for a Molonglo at the 2008 election; and at the 2010 federal election for the federal seat of Canberra.[5]

Career

Jones was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 2012 representing the electorate of Molonglo.[6] Since November 2012 she has held a large number of shadow ministries and severed on several committees.[7]

Jones' driver's license was suspended for three months in 2020 after she was detected breaking road speed limits on several occasions. At the time her shadow portfolios included serving as the Shadow Minister for Police and Emergency Services. She apologised after the license suspension was revealed, and stated that she would retain the shadow ministry.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Giulia Jones". Member profile. Legislative Assembly for the ACT. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  2. Cox, Lisa (1 November 2012). "Four years later, Mrs Jones is ready for action". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  3. Harris, Eleri (22 June 2010). "Keeping up with the Jones girl". Canberra CityNews. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  4. Doherty, Megan (13 June 2018). "Giulia Jones has baby No. 6 in dramatic fashion". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  5. "Jones, Giulia (1980 - )". The Australian Women's Register. Australian Women's Archives Project. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  6. "About Giulia". Giulia Jones MLA. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  7. "Jones-Giulia". Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  8. Inman, Michael (28 May 2020). "Canberra Liberals police and emergency services spokeswoman Giulia Jones loses driver's licence for multiple speeding offences". ABC News. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Caroline Le Couteur		 Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Murrumbidgee
2012–present
Served alongside: Le Couteur, Steel, Hanson, Cody		 Incumbent


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