Committee Service

2008:
Elected Chair of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Climate Change, Water, Environment and the Arts.

House of Representatives Standing Committee Environment and Heritage from 20.3.02.
Family and Community Services from 20.3.02 to 31.8.04.
Family and Human Services from 2.12.04.

Parliamentary Party Positions

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Environment and Heritage from 26.10.04 to 24.11.07

Party Positions

Delegate, ALP State and Federal Conferences.

Qualifications before entering Federal Parliament

BA (Syd), DipEd (Sydney Teachers College).
Secondary school teacher.
General Secretary, NSW Teachers' Federation 1980-82.
First woman elected Vice President ACTU 1987.
President, NSW Teachers' Federation 1986-89.
Assistant National Director, Trade Union Training Authority 1989-91.
Assistant Secretary, ACTU 1991-1996.
President, Australia Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), 1996-March 2000.
Board Member, Delta Electricity 2000-2001.

Click Here for Jennie's First Speech 13/2/2002

Honorary Recognitions

Recognised as being one of the "100 Australian Living Treasures" - 1998
Life Member NSW Teachers' Federation

Personal

Born 20.8.1947, Trani, Italy.