Jane Aagaard
| The Honourable Jane Aagaard |
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| 8th Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 29 June 2005 – 23 October 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Loraine Braham |
| Succeeded by | Kezia Purick |
| Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for Nightcliff |
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| In office 18 August 2001 – 6 August 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Stephen Hatton |
| Succeeded by | Natasha Fyles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 (age 68–69) Melbourne, Victoria |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Children | Zoe, Michael, Alex |
| Alma mater | QUT |
| Occupation | Public relations officer |
| Religion | Uniting Church |
Jane Lesley Aagaard (born 1956) is a former Australian politician. She was an Australian Labor Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2012, representing the Darwin-based electorate of Nightcliff. She was the Speaker of the Assembly from June 2005 until October 2012. Prior to holding the speakership, she had served as Health Minister from 2001 to 2003.[1]
Early life
Jane Aagaard was born in Melbourne, Victoria in 1956, to John Stuart McIntosh and Jean Brown. She moved to Brisbane, Queensland at the age of seven, where she was educated at Somerville House, a school for girls in South Brisbane.[2]
In 1986, she accepted a position with the Northern Territory Department of Mines and Energy, and settled with her husband in Darwin.
Aagaard also became heavily involved in many aspects of the Darwin community. She helped found the Brolga Awards and Northern Territory Sports Awards, and continued organising both presentations for several years. Not long before entering parliament, she had also organised the city's commemoration of its bombing by Japanese forces during World War II.[3]
When former Chief Minister Stephen Hatton, the longtime CLP member for Nightcliff, retired at the 2001 election, Aagaard ran as the Labor candidate against Hatton's son, Jason. In a shock result, Aagaard won the seat on an unexpectedly large swing of 11.7 percent that saw the previously marginal Nightcliff technically become a safe Labor seat. Aagaard's victory was part of a six-seat swing to Labor that saw the party win government for the first time ever, mainly on the strength of a strong performance in the Darwin area. She was reelected in 2005, picking up a healthy swing of 8.5 percent
In March 2012, Aargard announced that she would not contest the next election due to "ongoing medical issues that would require treatment and surgery".[4] In November 2012, Aargard was granted the title The Honourable for life.[5]
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| Preceded by | Member for Nightcliff 2001–2012 |
Succeeded by Natasha Fyles |
| Preceded by | Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly 2005–2012 |
Succeeded by Kezia Purick |
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- ↑ Ms Jane Lesley Aagaard granted the title "Honourable" for life, Commonwealth Government Gazette C2012G00283, S No. 177 of 2012, 20 November 2012.
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