13 Facts About Jai Rowell

Under Gladys Berejiklian as Premier, Jai Rowell was appointed as Special Adviser to the Premier and the NSW Government on Science, Industry and Innovation, a first of its kind.

Jai Rowell was the first Liberal Indigenous member of the NSW Legislative Assembly.

Jai Rowell has been appointed by Western Sydney University as a Fellow of Law.

Jai Rowell has worked in both the state and federal parliaments.

Jai Rowell was the first Liberal Indigenous member of the NSW Legislative Assembly for the Liberal Party and was the first Indigenous Local Councillor elected to Campbelltown City Council.

Jai Rowell grew up in South West Sydney including the Macarthur and Southern Highlands areas.

Jai Rowell is the father of three boys and is married to Belinda.

On 29 October 2009, Jai Rowell was pre-selected by the Liberal Party as their candidate in Wollondilly for the 2011 state election.

Jai Rowell was appointed as deputy government whip on 13 August 2013.

Mr Jai Rowell was further promoted to government whip on 25 February 2014.

Under new Premier Gladys Berejiklian, whom Jai Rowell is close to, Jai Rowell was appointed as Special Adviser to the Premier and the NSW Government on Science, Industry and Innovation, a first of its kind.

Jai Rowell was the Chair of the Legislative Committee on Environment and Planning and Deputy Chair of the Legislative Committee on Law and Safety and Chair of the Committee on Parliamentary Privileges and Ethics.

In February 2018, Jai Rowell announced he would not re-contest the 2019 election, and he resigned as Member for Wollondilly on 17 December 2018.