Jackie Jarvis | |
Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
Honorific-Suffix: | MLC |
Office: | Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for South West Region |
Term Start: | 22 May 2021 |
Birth Date: | 1968 9, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Bletchley, England |
Party: | Labor |
Office2: | Minister for Agriculture and Food; Forestry; Small Business |
Premier2: | Mark McGowan |
Jackie Jarvis (born 14 September 1968)[1] is an Australian politician. Jarvis has served as a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council as a Labor member for South West since 2021, and as Minister for Agriculture and Food; Forestry; Small Business since late 2022.[2]
Prior to her election, Jarvis held a number of agri-business and regional development roles, and was chief executive of the Rural Regional and Remote Women's Network.[3]
In 2014, she won the WA Rural Women's Award[4] and was the runner-up in the national awards.[5]
In 2019, she was named the Rural Community Leader of the Year at the Farmer of the Year Awards.[6]
Jarvis lives in Margaret River, where she owns a commercial farm and winery business with her husband, Matt.[7]