Carolyn Jakobsen | |
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| Member of theAustralian Parliament forCowan | |
| In office 1 December 1984 – 13 March 1993 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Richard Evans |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carolyn Anne Jakobsen (1947-09-11)11 September 1947 (age 78) |
| Citizenship | Australia New Zealand (to 1990)[1] |
| Party | Labor |
| Occupation | Politician |
Carolyn Anne Jakobsen (born 11 September 1947) is a former Australian politician. She served in theHouse of Representatives from 1984 to 1993, representing theDivision of Cowan for theAustralian Labor Party (ALP).
Jakobsen was born on 11 September 1947 inAuckland, New Zealand.[2] She did not renounce her New Zealand citizenship until January 1990, following media attention given to the parliamentary eligibility requirements ofsection 44(i) of the constitution.[1] Prior to entering parliament herself she worked as a political staffer. She was active in theAustralian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch) and served as president of the ALP'sManning branch.[2]
Jakobsen was elected to the newly createdDivision of Cowan at the1984 federal election. She was re-elected at the1987 and1990 elections before being defeated by theLiberal candidateRichard Evans at the1993 election.[2]
In parliament, Jakobsen served on a number of standing and select committees. She was elected chair of theAustralian Labor Party Caucus in 1990, the first woman to hold the position. She also led parliamentary delegations to New Zealand in 1988 and to Scandinavia in 1990.[2] Jakobsen was a member of the party'sleft faction. She opposedAustralian involvement in the 1991 Gulf War, and was one of ten MPs censured by theALP National Executive for walking out on a pro-war speech by Prime MinisterBob Hawke.[3]
Jakobsen has served on theMurdoch University senate, theSwan River Trust, the Waste Management Board, and the board of Waste Smart WA.[4]
| Parliament of Australia | ||
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| Preceded by New seat | Member forCowan 1984–1993 | Succeeded by |
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