1. Jillian Gell Skinner was born on 5 August 1944 and is an Australian politician who was the New South Wales Minister for Health in the Baird government.
17 Facts About Jillian Skinner
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Between 2011 and 2015 Jillian Skinner served as the Minister for Medical Research.
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On 27 January 2017, Jillian Skinner announced her intention to resign from the ministry and from Parliament.
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Jillian Skinner began as a journalist working for the Melbourne Herald and later continued her career in Hong Kong, working for Radio Hong Kong and The Associated Press, Hong Kong from 1962 to 1973.
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Jillian Skinner joined the Liberal Party and became vice-president of the Cremorne Branch and gained preselection for the seat of North Shore at the 1984 election, and the 1988 election.
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When Mack resigned, Jillian Skinner again contested North Shore at the ensuing by-election but lost to Robyn Read, an independent candidate; Jillian Skinner gained 35 per cent of the primary vote.
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At the 1991 state election Jillian Skinner did not contest for the seat of North Shore.
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Jillian Skinner subsequently gained Liberal Party preselection for the ensuing by-election.
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On 5 February 1994, Jillian Skinner was elected as Member for North Shore with 54 percent of the primary vote and 58 percent of the two-party vote, defeating former independent member Read in a rematch.
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Jillian Skinner was duly sworn in as a member of the NSW Legislative Assembly.
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Jillian Skinner has never faced another contest nearly that close in this comfortably safe Liberal seat.
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Under opposition leaders Peter Collins, John Brogden and Peter Debnam, Jillian Skinner was Shadow Minister for Health, Youth Affairs, Arts, Education and Training, School Education, Cancer and Medical Research and Science and Medical Research.
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Jillian Skinner was elected Deputy Leader, and hence Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
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Jillian Skinner retained the position of Shadow Minister for Health, which she has held from 7 September 2005 until the 2011 state election when the Coalition gained government.
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When O'Farrell resigned as Premier in April 2014, Jillian Skinner opted not to continue as deputy leader under his successor, Mike Baird.
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On 27 January 2017, shortly after Baird resigned and was succeeded by Berejiklian, Jillian Skinner announced her intention to resign from politics.
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Jillian Skinner was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2024 King's Birthday Honours for "significant service to the people and Parliament of New South Wales, and to community health".