Jacqueline Marie Kelly was born on 18 February 1964 and is an Australian former politician who served as a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1996 until November 2007, representing the Division of Lindsay, New South Wales.
17 Facts About Jackie Kelly
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Jackie Kelly was born in Upper Hutt, New Zealand, and was raised both in New Zealand and Australia.
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Jackie Kelly attended the Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, in North Sydney.
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Jackie Kelly obtained a law degree from the University of Queensland, where she attained a 'full blue' for rowing, and later represented Australia in the sport.
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At the 1996 federal election, Jackie Kelly was elected to the Australian parliament for the seat of Lindsay, based around the suburb of Penrith, on the western fringe of Sydney.
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Jackie Kelly was the Minister for Sport and Tourism from October 1998 to November 2001, the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Sydney 2000 Games from October 1998 to January 2001, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister from November 2001 to October 2004.
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In 1999, Jackie Kelly hosted the International Drugs in Sport Summit, which dealt with the doping problem ahead of the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
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In 2001, Jackie Kelly was attacked by the Transport Workers Union for describing the collapse of Ansett Airlines as being "about getting over a little blip and getting back into the very, very bright future that is ahead for tourism".
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When she was the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister, Jackie Kelly was instrumental in the development and implementation of the 'Baby Bonus' scheme, introduced in 2002.
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In May 2007, Jackie Kelly announced her intention to retire from federal politics at the election to be held later that year.
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In February 2014, Jackie Kelly unsuccessfully contested the Liberal pre-selection for the seat of Penrith in the NSW parliament, held by Liberal Stuart Ayres.
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Jackie Kelly then contested Penrith at the 2015 New South Wales state election as an independent but was unsuccessful against Liberal incumbent Ayres.
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Jackie Kelly did direct preferences to the ALP's candidate Emma Husar.
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Jackie Kelly was in line for selection for the Australian rowing team to the Seoul Olympics in 1988, but Rowing Australia opted not to send a women's team.
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In 1986, Jackie Kelly represented Australia in the under 23s rowing, in scull and double scull, as well as the Nationals.
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Jackie Kelly competed in the 1994 World Masters rowing in Brisbane, winning 2 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals, the 1997 Australian Masters Rowing Championships in Canberra, winning 1 gold and 1 bronze, and the 1997 World Masters Rowing Championships in Adelaide, winning 2 gold.
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Jackie Kelly married Gary Clark, a local orthodontist, on 5 December 1998.