| Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
| Jo Palmer | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MLC |
| Office: | Deputy Leader of the Government in the Tasmanian Legislative Council |
| Term Start: | 11 April 2024 |
| Birth Date: | 1971 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Birthname: | Joanne Lesley Dick |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Party: | Liberal Party |
| Spouse: | [1] |
| Occupation: | Television journalist and newsreader |
| Office1: | Minister for Education |
| Premier1: | Jeremy Rockliff |
| Termstart1: | 11 April 2024 |
| Office2: | Minister for Disability Services |
| Premier2: | Jeremy Rockliff |
| Termstart2: | 12 April 2022 |
| Office3: | Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Rosevears |
| Termstart3: | 1 August 2020 |
| Predecessor3: | Kerry Finch |
| Predecessor2: | Madeleine Ogilvie |
| Predecessor1: | Roger Jaensch (as Minister for Education, Children and Youth) |
| Premier: | Jeremy Rockliff |
| Leader: | Leonie Hiscutt |
Joanne Lesley Palmer (née Dick, formerly Cornish; born 10 April 1971) is an Australian politician and former television journalist and newsreader.
Palmer was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, and moved to Tasmania as a baby after being adopted by an Australian family.[2] [3]
Originally employed by the station in Hobart as a journalist, she is a former Miss Tasmania and in 1993 she was awarded Miss Australia.[4] She presented the hour-long Nightly News on 7 Tasmania,[5] until leaving 7 Tasmania after 18 years to spend more time with her family.
Palmer was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council for the division of Rosevears at the 2020 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election, representing the Liberal Party.[6]
In April 2022, Palmer was elevated to cabinet and was appointed as Minister for Primary Industries and Water, Minister for Disability Services and Minister for Women.[7]