Jaclyn Symes | |
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| Treasurer of Victoria | |
| Assumed office 19 December 2024 | |
| Premier | Jacinta Allan |
| Preceded by | Tim Pallas |
| Leader of the Government in theLegislative Council | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2020 | |
| Premier | Daniel Andrews Jacinta Allan |
| Preceded by | Gavin Jennings |
| Minister for Regional Development | |
| Assumed office 19 December 2024 | |
| Premier | Jacinta Allan |
| Preceded by | Gayle Tierney |
| In office 29 November 2018 – 22 December 2020 | |
| Premier | Daniel Andrews |
| Preceded by | Jaala Pulford |
| Succeeded by | Mary-Anne Thomas |
| Minister for Emergency Services | |
| In office 23 August 2021 – 19 December 2024 | |
| Premier | Daniel Andrews Jacinta Allan |
| Preceded by | Lisa Neville |
| Succeeded by | Vicki Ward |
| 55thAttorney-General of Victoria | |
| In office 22 December 2020 – 19 December 2024 | |
| Premier | Daniel Andrews Jacinta Allan |
| Preceded by | Jill Hennessy |
| Succeeded by | Sonya Kilkenny |
| Minister for Resources | |
| In office 29 November 2018 – 23 August 2021 | |
| Premier | Daniel Andrews |
| Preceded by | Tim Pallas |
| Succeeded by | Jaala Pulford |
| Minister for Agriculture | |
| In office 29 November 2018 – 22 December 2020 | |
| Premier | Daniel Andrews |
| Preceded by | Jaala Pulford |
| Succeeded by | Mary-Anne Thomas |
| Member of theVictorian Legislative Council forNorthern Victoria Region | |
| Assumed office 29 November 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jaclyn Symes (1978-07-07)7 July 1978 (age 46) Benalla,Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Alma mater | Deakin University |
| Website | www |
Jaclyn Symes (born 7 July 1978)[citation needed] is an Australian politician and theTreasurer of Victoria. She is aLabor member of theVictorian Legislative Council, having representedNorthern Victoria Region since 2014.[1]
Symes worked for five years as a ministerial advisor forRob Hulls, the VictorianDeputy Premier andAttorney-General. When the Labor Party lost government in 2010, Symes transferred to Hulls' electoral office. In 2011, she became pregnant and applied for maternity leave entitlements accrued during her employment with the Department of Premier and Cabinet, but was informed that as she was now employed by the Parliament of Victoria, she could not access the entitlement without dispensation from theSpeaker of the Legislative Assembly. The Speaker,Ken Smith, declined the request, and the matter was referred to theFair Work Commission by theCommunity and Public Sector Union.[2] PremierTed Baillieu intervened and referred the matter to the Public Sector Standards Commissioner to resolve any inconsistencies in the government's employment policies.[3]
In November 2018, Symes was appointed as Minister for Agriculture, Minister forRegional Development and Minister for Resources. In March 2020, Symes became the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council.
On 22 December 2020, Symes was appointed the new Attorney-General of Victoria, replacingJill Hennessy, who had stepped down from the ministry to spend more time with her teenage daughters as they went through high school.[4] In August 2021, Symes was appointed asMinister for Emergency Services but relinquished her resources portfolio.[5]
Following the resignation ofTim Pallas in December 2024, Symes became the first female treasurer of Victoria on 19 December 2024, and became just the second treasurer in Victoria's history from the Legislative Council, afterJohn Lenders.[6]
Symes completed a Bachelor of Laws atDeakin University in 2002.[7]
Symes is a member of the Australian Workers Union component of the VictorianLabor Right.[8]
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| Preceded by | Minister for Regional Development 2018–2020 | Succeeded by |
| Minister for Agriculture 2018–2020 | ||
| Preceded by | Minister for Resources 2018–2021 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Attorney-General 2020–2024 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister for Emergency Services 2021–2024 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister for Regional Development 2018–2020 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister for Regional Development 2024–present | Incumbent |
| Preceded by | Treasurer of Victoria 2024–present | |
