Jillian Skinner

Jillian Skinner AM
Minister for Health
In office 3 April 2011 – 23 January 2017
Premier	Barry O'Farrell Mike Baird
Preceded by	Carmel Tebbutt
Succeeded by	Brad Hazzard
Deputy Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party
In office 4 April 2007 – 16 April 2014
Preceded by	Barry O'Farrell
Succeeded by	Gladys Berejiklian
Minister for Medical Research
In office 3 April 2011 – 2 April 2015
Premier	Barry O'Farrell Mike Baird
Preceded by	Jodi McKay
Succeeded by	Pru Goward
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for North Shore
In office 5 February 1994 – 20 February 2017
Preceded by	Phillip Smiles
Succeeded by	Felicity Wilson
Personal details
Born	Jillian Gell Coutts (1944-08-05) 5 August 1944 (age 79) Melbourne
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party
Spouse	Chris Skinner

Jillian Gell Skinner AM (born 5 August 1944) is an Australian politician who was the New South Wales Minister for Health in the Baird government. Skinner was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing North Shore for the Liberal Party from 1994 to 2017 and was the Deputy Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party from 2007 to 2014. Between 2011 and 2015 Skinner also served as the Minister for Medical Research. On 27 January 2017, Skinner announced her intention to resign from the ministry and from Parliament.