Jenny McAllister — connections and sources

Public profile

Biography

Jennifer Ryll McAllister (born 21 February 1973) is an Australian politician. She has been a Senator for New South Wales since 2015 and previously served as National President of the Australian Labor Party from 2011 to 2015. She is from the Labor Left faction of the Labor Party. She was appointed as the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme in 2025, having previously served as the Minister for Emergency Management and Minister for Cities in the first Albanese ministry from 2024.

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Date of birth: 1973-07-04
Place of birth: Murwillumbah, Australia
APH identifier: 121628

Political connections

First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.

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Karen Grogan · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Zaneta Mascarenhas · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Carina Garland · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Louise Miller-Frost · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Jodie Belyea · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Corinne Mulholland · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Luke Gosling · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Katy Gallagher · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)

Official record

Parliamentary and professional history

Current and senior roles

13 May 2025–presentMinister — for the — National Disability Insurance Scheme
29 July 2024–13 May 2025Minister — for — Emergency Management
29 July 2024–13 May 2025Minister — for — Cities
1 June 2022–29 July 2024Assistant Minister — for — Climate Change and Energy
11 August 2020–23 May 2022Shadow Assistant Minister — for — Communities and the Prevention of Family Violence
2 June 2019–23 May 2022Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader of the Opposition — in the — Senate
2 June 2019–23 May 2022Secretary — to the — Shadow Cabinet
21 August 2018–2 June 2019Shadow Assistant Minister — for — Families and Communities

Committee service

28 July 2022–presentSenate Standing — Appropriations, Staffing and Security
16 June 2021–1 June 2022Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Legal and Constitutional Affairs: Legislation — Substitute member
5 December 2019–21 April 2022Senate Select — Foreign Interference through Social Media — Chair
4 July 2019–6 February 2020Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Finance and Public Administration: References — Chair
2 July 2019–11 April 2022Joint Statutory — Intelligence and Security — Deputy Chair
5 December 2018–28 June 2019Senate Select — Fair Dinkum Power

Qualifications

Date not recordedBA(Hons)

Occupations

1 January 2010–1 January 2015Director at AECOM from 2010 to 2015.
1 January 2006–1 January 2010Public Servant (NSW) from 2006 to 2010.
1 January 2002–1 January 2006Adviser to the Minister for Environment (NSW) from 2002 to 2006.

Current parliamentary service

2022 — PresentRe-elected 2022Source
2016 — 2022Re-elected 2016Source
2015 — 2016Chosen by the Parliament of New South Wales on 6.5.2015 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent the State in the Senate, vice the Hon. J Faulkner (resigned).Source

Sources and methodology

Parliament of AustraliaBiography and official service history.WikipediaBiography and official service history.They Vote For YouVoting attendance and party-rebellion measures.WikidataIdentity, membership and parliamentary information.WikipediaPublic reporting used for the faction classification.WhoRunsAus methodologyDefinitions, limitations and correction policy.