Jill Hall
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Jill Griffiths Hall an Australia
n politician
, is a Member of the Australian House of Representatives
, since the 1998, representing the seat of Shortland
, New South Wales
for the Australian Labor Party
.
Hall was born in Macksville, New South Wales
, and was educated at Newcastle University. She was a rehabilitation counsellor before entering politics. Hall was member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
for Swansea
from 1995 to 1998.
Hall was a Deputy Opposition Whip from October 2004 until November 2007. Prior to entering NSW and Federal politics, Hall was a Councillor on Lake Macquarie City Council.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, is a Member of the Australian House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
, since the 1998, representing the seat of Shortland
Division of Shortland
The Division of Shortland is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. The Division closely follows the Pacific coast, on average extending only five or ten kilometres inland. Much of the western boundary is formed by Lake Macquarie...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
for the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
.
Hall was born in Macksville, New South Wales
Macksville, New South Wales
Macksville is a small town on the Nambucca River in Nambucca Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It is halfway between Sydney and Brisbane.-Town information:...
, and was educated at Newcastle University. She was a rehabilitation counsellor before entering politics. Hall was member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
for Swansea
Electoral district of Swansea
Swansea is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Hunter Region of the Australian state of New South Wales. It was represented by Milton Orkopoulos of the Australian Labor Party until his arrest in 2006 on allegations of child sex and drugs offences. It is now represented by Garry...
from 1995 to 1998.
Hall was a Deputy Opposition Whip from October 2004 until November 2007. Prior to entering NSW and Federal politics, Hall was a Councillor on Lake Macquarie City Council.