Jenny Macklin

The Honourable Jenny Macklin AC
Macklin in 2013
Minister for Disability Reform
In office 14 December 2011 – 18 September 2013
Prime Minister	Julia Gillard Kevin Rudd
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Jane Prentice (2016)
Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
In office 3 December 2007 – 18 September 2013
Prime Minister	Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard
Preceded by	Mal Brough
Succeeded by	Kevin Andrews as Minister for Social Services Nigel Scullion as Minister for Indigenous Affairs
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
In office 22 November 2001 – 4 December 2006
Leader	Simon Crean Mark Latham Kim Beazley
Preceded by	Simon Crean
Succeeded by	Julia Gillard
Deputy Leader of the Labor Party
In office 22 November 2001 – 4 December 2006
Leader	Simon Crean Mark Latham Kim Beazley
Preceded by	Simon Crean
Succeeded by	Julia Gillard
Member of the Australian Parliament for Jagajaga
In office 2 March 1996 – 11 April 2019
Preceded by	Peter Staples
Succeeded by	Kate Thwaites
Personal details
Born	Jennifer Louise Macklin (1953-12-29) 29 December 1953 (age 70) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political party	Labor
Domestic partner	Ross Turner
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Melbourne
Occupation	Researcher

Jennifer Louise Macklin AC (born 29 December 1953) is an Australian former politician. She was elected to federal parliament at the 1996 federal election and served as the deputy leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 2001 to 2006, under opposition leaders Simon Crean, Mark Latham and Kim Beazley. After the ALP won government at the 2007 election, she held ministerial office under Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard, serving as Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (2007–2013) and Minister for Disability Reform (2011–2013). She retired from parliament at the 2019 election.