Hon Jane Prentice

Speeches

Parliamentary service

Elected to the House of Representatives for Ryan, Queensland, 2010. Re-elected 2013 and 2016. Retired prior to general elections 2019.

Parliamentary appointments

Member of the Advisory Council on Australian Archives from 24.2.2011 to 11.4.2019.
Member of the Expert Panel on the Constitutional Recognition of Local Government from 8.8.2011 to 1.12.2011.

Parliamentary positions

Ministerial appointments

Assistant Minister for Disability Services from 18.2.2016 to 19.7.2016.
Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services from 19.7.2016 to 28.8.2018.

Committee service

House of Representatives Standing: Infrastructure and Communications served from 25.10.2010 to 3.12.2013; Petitions served from 4.12.2013 to 9.5.2016; Infrastructure and Communications served as Chair from 4.12.2013 to 13.10.2015; Procedure served from 10.9.2018 to 11.4.2019; Petitions served from 10.9.2018 to 11.4.2019; Selection served from 10.9.2018 to 11.4.2019
Joint Select: Constitutional Recognition of Local Government served from 26.11.2012 to 7.3.2013
Joint Standing: Treaties served from 9.10.2012 to 25.2.2014; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade served from 22.9.2014 to 2.3.2016; Electoral Matters served as Chair from 13.10.2015 to 22.2.2016; National Broadband Network served from 11.9.2018 to 11.9.2018; National Broadband Network served as Chair from 12.9.2018 to 11.4.2019
Joint Statutory: Public Accounts and Audit served from 25.2.2014 to 2.3.2016

Parliamentary party positions

Party positions

Vice-President of the Young Liberal Movement (NSW).
Chairman of the Young Liberal Mosman Branch (NSW).
Chairman of the Young Liberal Toowong Branch (Qld).
Chairman of the Liberal Party Taringa Branch (Qld).
Member of the Liberal Party Women's Council Executive (Qld).
Secretary of the Liberal Party Warringah Federal Electorate Conference (NSW).
Secretary of the Coalition Communications Policy Committee.
Member of the Coalition Rural and Regional Affairs Policy Committee.
Member of the Young Liberal State Executive (NSW) from 1973 to 1977.
Member of the Liberal Party State Executive (NSW) from 1976 to 1977.
Member of the Young Liberal State Executive (Qld) from 1979 to 1980.
Member of the Liberal National Party Policy Standing Committee from 2009 to 2010.

Personal

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

MAICD (Australian Institute of Company Directors).
MAIM (Australian Institute of Management).
Personal Assistant to the Director of the Country Party (NSW).
Staff member to the Minister for Education, Senator the Hon. Sir J Carrick.
Office manager at QCOM Pty. Ltd.
Director of the Visitors and Convention Bureau, Brisbane (Qld.).
Business Manager at the Australian Telecommunications User Group (Qld).
Managing Director of Conventions Queensland.
Member of Brisbane City Council from 2000 to 2010.
Leader of the Opposition on the Brisbane City Council from 2007 to 2008.
Chairman of the Public and Active Transport and Economic Development Committees, 2010.

Local Government service

Electorate

Name: Ryan
Location: south-western Brisbane; it includes the suburbs of Anstead, Bellbowrie, Brookfield, Chapel Hill, Chuwar, Dorrington, Enoggera, Enoggera Reservoir, Ferny Grove, Fig Tree Pocket, Gaythorne, Grovely, Indooroopilly, Ironside, Karana Downs, Kenmore, Kenmore Hills, Keperra, Kholo, Mitchelton, Moggill, Mt Coot-tha, Mt Crosby, Oxford Park, Peewee Bend, Pinjarra Hills, Priors Pocket, Pullenvale, Rainworth, Rosalie, St Johns Wood, St Lucia, Taringa, The Gap, Toowong, Torwood, Upper Brookfield, Upper Kedron and parts of Ashgrove, Auchenflower, Bardon, Paddington and Lake Manchester.
Area: 441 Sq km
Electors enrolled: 105,037 (at 2.7.2016)
Industries: mainly residential and acreage suburbs with some commercial and retail activities; includes the University of Queensland, Brisbane's television transmitters on Mount Coot-tha.
Includes: