Jackie Jarvis Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hon. Jackie Jarvis MLC. Parliament of Western Australia.
  2. Web site: Hon. Jackie Jarvis MLC. Parliament of Western Australia.
  3. News: Jackie Jarvis set to join the Upper House. Dupe. Cally. Countryman. 8 April 2021.
  4. Web site: Baston . Ken . 12 March 2014 . Grape grower wins 2014 Rural Women's Award . dead . Media Statements . 31 July 2022 . 31 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220731060635/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2014/03/Grape-grower-wins-2014-Rural-Women%E2%80%99s-Award.aspx .
  5. Web site: Jackie Jarvis national runner up for Rural Women's Award . 2022-07-31 . www.agric.wa.gov.au . en.
  6. Web site: Media . Aspermont . Farmer of the Year Awards 2022 - 2019 Winners . 2022-07-31 . www.farmeroftheyear.com.au . en.
  7. Web site: Jackie Jarvis – Jarvis Estate . 2022-07-31 . en-AU.