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{{Short description|Australian politician (born 1964)}}
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| predecessor = [[Andrew Thomson (Australian politician)|Andrew Thomson]]
| successor = [[Rod Kemp]]
| office1 = [[Minister for Foreign AffairsTourism (Australia)|Minister for Tourism]]
| term_start1 = 21 October 1998
| term_end1 = 26 November 2001
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| constituency_MP2 = [[Division of Lindsay|Lindsay]]
| parliament2 = Australian
| predecessor2 = [[Ross Free]]▼
| successor2 = [[David Bradbury (politician)|David Bradbury]]
| term_start2 = 219 MarchOctober 1996
| term_end2 = 17 October 2007
| term_start3 = 2 March 1996
| term_end3 = 11 September 1996
▲| predecessor2predecessor3 = [[Ross Free]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1964|2|18}}
| birth_place = [[Upper Hutt]], New Zealand
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| death_place =
| nationality = Australian
| spouse = Gary Clark
| party = [[Liberal Party of Australia]] (1996–2014)<br />[[Independent (politics)|Independent]] (2014–)
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'''Jacqueline Marie Kelly''' (born 18 February 1964), formeris an Australian former politician, waswho served as a [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] member of the [[Australian House of Representatives]] from March 1996 until November 2007, representing the [[Division of Lindsay]], New South Wales.
 
==Early career==
Jackie Kelly was born in [[Upper Hutt]], [[New Zealand]], and attended the [[Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College]], in North Sydney. She obtained a law degree from the [[University of Queensland]], where she also attained a '[[Blue (university sport)|full blue]]' for rowing, and later represented Australia in the sport.<ref name="Register 2001">{{cite web | title=Kelly, Jackie| website=The Australian Women's Register | date=November 14, 2001 | url=http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE0177b.htm | access-date=September 1, 2018}}</ref>
 
In 1987, she commenced work with the Corrective Services Department of Queensland and worked as a Probationprobation and Paroleparole Officerofficer. In May 1989, Kellyshe was admitted to practice as a barrister of the Supreme Court of Queensland. From 1989- to 1996, she was a Legallegal Officerofficer (Squadron Leader) with the [[Royal Australian Air Force]] (RAAF), and in June 1995, she was awarded the Helsham prize for her services to the RAAF Legal CategoryDepartment.
 
==Political career==
 
===Federal politics===
At the [[1996 Australian federal election|1996 federal election]], Kelly was elected to the Australian parliament for the seat of [[Division of Lindsay|Lindsay]], based around the suburb of Penrith, on the western fringe of Sydney. However, her election was invalidated six months later on 11 September 1996 because her employment by the RAAF contravened Section 44 (iv) of the Australian Constitution, which disqualifies from election those who hold an office of profit under the Crown. As well, she still held New Zealand citizenship, in contravention of Section 44 (i).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/Publications_Archive/archive/Section44#_edn3|title=Section 44 of the Constitution|publisher=Commonwealth Parliament|website=www.aph.gov.au|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref>
In 1996, Jacqueline 'Jackie' Marie Kelly was elected to the seat of [[Division of Lindsay|Lindsay]], based around the suburb of Penrith on the western fringe of Sydney.
 
'''October 1996''': After ensuring a full resignationresigning from the RAAF beforeand submittingrenouncing aher nominationNew for election, and a completeZealand citizenship renunciation, Jackieshe was re-elected at athe [[1996 Lindsay by-election|by-election]] on 19 October 1996 with an increased majority.<ref name="about">{{cite web |url=http://www.jackiekelly.net/dynamic.asp?id=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030909224332/http://www.jackiekelly.net/dynamic.asp?id=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2003-09-09 |title=About Jackie |accessdateaccess-date=2006-09-01 |year=2003 |work=Jackie Kelly MP – Member for Lindsay }}</ref> At the [[1998 Australian federal election|1998 federal election]], which was largely a referendum on the proposal by [[Coalition (Australia)|Liberal-National Coalition government]] for a [[Goods and Services Tax (Australia)|goods and services tax]], she was re-elected with a slim majority, but she increased her majority at the [[2001 Australian federal election|2001 federal election]] and maintained that margin at the [[2004 Australian federal election|2004 election]].▼
'''March 1996:''' The first time Jackie was elected was the [[1996 Australian federal election|general election]] on 2 March 1996, but she was later disqualified because of her RAAF employment (Subsection (iv) disqualifies those who hold an office of profit under the Crown or receive a Commonwealth pension ‘payable during the pleasure of the Crown’), and not having taken steps to renounce her [[New Zealand nationality law|New Zealand citizenship]]. (Section 44 of the Constitution sets out restrictions on who can be a candidate for Federal parliament. Any person who - (1) Is under any acknowledgement of allegiance, obedience, or adherence to a foreign power, or is a subject or a citizen or entitled to the rights or privileges of a subject or citizen of a foreign power.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/Publications_Archive/archive/Section44#_edn3|title=Section 44 of the Constitution|last=corporateName=Commonwealth Parliament; address=Parliament House|first=Canberra|website=www.aph.gov.au|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref>
 
Kelly was the Minister for Sport and Tourism from October 1998 to November 2001, the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Sydney 2000 Games from October 1998 to January 2001, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister from November 2001 to October 2004.<ref name="Jackie Kelly aph">{{cite Au Parliament |mpid=GK6 |name=Hon Jackie Kelly MP |access-date=2021-11-07}}</ref>
▲'''October 1996''': After ensuring a full resignation from the RAAF before submitting a nomination for election, and a complete citizenship renunciation, Jackie was re-elected at a [[1996 Lindsay by-election|by-election]] on 19 October 1996 with an increased majority.<ref name="about">{{cite web |url=http://www.jackiekelly.net/dynamic.asp?id=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030909224332/http://www.jackiekelly.net/dynamic.asp?id=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2003-09-09 |title=About Jackie |accessdate=2006-09-01 |year=2003 |work=Jackie Kelly MP – Member for Lindsay }}</ref>
 
In 1999, Kelly hosted the International Drugs in Sport Summit, which dealt with the doping problem ahead of the [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/13674/20090610-1344/sum_info.htm |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20090610035129/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/13674/20090610-1344/sum_info.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-06-10 |title=International Inter-governmental Consultative Group Against Doping in Sport (IICGADS) |date=2000-11-30 |via=pandora.nla.gov.au|access-date=2019-07-12}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Although the first sitting Australian federal parliamentarian to give birth to a child was [[Ros Kelly]] in 1983, in 2000 Kelly became the first serving Australian federal minister to give birth to a child (a daughter named Dominique).
'''October 1998:''' (The [[Goods and Services Tax (Australia)|Goods and Services Tax (GST)]] election) Jackie was re-elected on a slim majority.
 
In 2001, Kelly was attacked by the [[Transport Workers Union of Australia|Transport Workers Union]] for describing the collapse of [[Ansett Australia|Ansett Airlines]] as being "about getting over a little blip and getting back into the very, very bright future that is ahead for tourism".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/pm/stories/s370694.htm|title=Tourism Minister under attack over Ansett crisis|work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|access-date=23 November 2007|location=Australia}}</ref> When she was the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister (for the Office of the Status of Women), Kelly was instrumental in the development and implementation of the 'Baby Bonus' scheme, introduced in 2002.
'''October 2004''': Jackie was elected by a 10.52% majority.
 
In 2006, she was paired with Pavel Aubrecht when she competed on ''[[Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice]]'' and was eliminated third.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}
; Ministerial appointments<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=GK6|title=The Hon Jackie Kelly MP|last=corporateName=Commonwealth Parliament; address=Parliament House|first=Canberra|website=www.aph.gov.au|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref>
;* '''<small>Minister for Sport and Tourism from 21.10.1998 to 26.11.2001.</small>'''
;* '''<small>Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Sydney 2000 Games from 21.10.1998 to 30.1.2001.</small>'''
;* '''<small>Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister from 26.11.2001 to 26.10.2004.</small>'''
 
In May 2007, Kelly announced her intention to retire from federal politics at the [[2007 Australian federal election|2007 election]] to be held later that year]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/kelly-to-quit-at-next-election-20070525-gdq898.html|title=Kelly to quit at next election|date=2007-05-25|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref>▼
====Political achievements====
In 1999, Jackie hosted the International Drugs in Sport Summit to address doping issues ahead of the 2000 Sydney Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/tep/13674|title=International Inter-governmental Consultative Group Against Doping in Sport (IICGADS)|last=corporateName=International Drugs in Sport Summitd(1999 :cSydney|first=N. S. W. )|last2=corporateName=Australia. bDept. of Industry|first2=Science and Resources|date=2000-11-30|website=pandora.nla.gov.au|accessdate=2019-07-12}}</ref> While the first sitting Australian federal parliamentarian to give birth to a child was [[Ros Kelly]] in 1983, in 2000 Jackie Kelly became the first serving Australian Federal Minister to give birth to a child (a daughter named Dominique). In 2000, Kelly was the minister for sport and tourism while Sydney was hosting the Olympic Games. In 2001 Kelly was attacked by the TWU for describing the collapse of [[Ansett Australia|Ansett Airlines]] over her comment that the Ansett crisis was "about getting over a little blip and getting back into the very, very bright future that is ahead for tourism.".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/pm/stories/s370694.htm|title=Tourism Minister under attack over Ansett crisis|date=|work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|accessdate=23 November 2007|location=Australia}}</ref> When Jackie was the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister (for the Office of the Status of Women), Jackie was instrumental in the development and implementation of the 'Baby Bonus' scheme, introduced in 2002, through to 2007. In 2006, Kelly was paired with Pavel Aubrecht when she competed on ''[[Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice]]'' and was eliminated third.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}
 
=== Pamphlet scandal ===▼
▲In May 2007 Kelly announced her intention to retire from federal politics at the [[2007 Australian federal election|2007 election]] to be held later that year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/kelly-to-quit-at-next-election-20070525-gdq898.html|title=Kelly to quit at next election|date=2007-05-25|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref>
{{main|Lindsay pamphlet scandal}}▼
 
On 21 November 2007, three days before the federal election, an anonymous member of the Liberal Party contacted the assistant secretary of the [[Australian Labor Party]] (ALP), [[Luke Foley]], with information that aLiberal flyerParty linkingmembers Foley'swould partybe withdistributing ana fictional Islamic organisation wasflyer to be distributed in letterboxes throughout the suburb of [[St Marys, New South Wales|St Marys]], bylinking Liberalthe ALP with a fictional membersIslamic organisation. (Due to a redistribution of electoral boundaries, St Marys had recently been moved from the safe Labor seat of [[Division of Chifley|Chifley]] into Jackie Kelly's seat of Lindsay.) Kelly's husband, Gary Clark, was caught withand four other people, inwere thecaught electoratewhen ofthey Lindsaywere about to letter-box some fakethe pamphlets, purporting to be from an Islamic group (which did not exist), and thankingthanked the Labor PartyALP for supporting Muslim terrorists. Two Liberal Party members (including Jeff Egan, and the husband of the Liberal candidate for Lindsay Greg Chijoff) were forced to resign from the party.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fake flyer distributors apologise|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/22/2098498.htm|accessdateaccess-date=2017-06-22|work=ABC News|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=2007-11-22}}</ref> Jackie Kelly, already having retired, categorically denied any knowledge of the pamphlets prior to their distribution, stating "My view is that it is a bit of a Chaser-style prank," when confronted unsuspecting at her children's school drop-off the following morning.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Davies|first1=Shaun|title=Libs' fake Muslim letter roundly condemned|url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/minisite/election_article.aspx?id=327460&sectionid=6046&sectionname=minisiteelection|accessdate=2017-06-22|work=National Nine News|agency=ninemsn Pty Ltd|date=2007-11-22|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071123110902/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/minisite/election_article.aspx?id=327460&sectionid=6046&sectionname=minisiteelection|archivedate=2007-11-23}}</ref> referring to when ''The Chaser'' had done a stunt in [[Mosman, New South Wales|Mosman]] that involved claiming a mosque was to be built in the neighbourhood and asking for comments from people on the street.▼
 
Having already retired, Kelly categorically denied any knowledge of the pamphlets prior to their distribution. When confronted by media at her children's school drop-off the following morning, she stated: "My view is that it is a bit of a Chaser-style prank",<ref>{{cite news|last1=Davies|first1=Shaun|title=Libs' fake Muslim letter roundly condemned|url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/minisite/election_article.aspx?id=327460&sectionid=6046&sectionname=minisiteelection|access-date=2017-06-22|work=National Nine News|agency=ninemsn Pty Ltd|date=2007-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071123110902/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/minisite/election_article.aspx?id=327460&sectionid=6046&sectionname=minisiteelection|archive-date=2007-11-23}}</ref> referring to the time the satirical TV program, ''[[The Chaser]]'', had done a stunt in [[Mosman, New South Wales|Mosman]] that involved claiming a mosque was to be built in the neighbourhood, and asking for comments from people on the street.
 
===State politics===
In February 2014, Kelly unsuccessfully contested the Liberal pre-selection for the seat of [[Electoral district of Penrith|Penrith]] in the [[Parliament of New South Wales|NSW parliament]], held by Liberal [[Stuart Ayres]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/stuart-ayres-seat-of-penrith-wanted-by-former-mp-jackie-kelly-20140207-327c2.html|title=Stuart Ayres' seat of Penrith wanted by former MP Jackie Kelly,|author=Nicholls, Sean|date=8 February 2014|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|accessdateaccess-date=8 February 2014}}</ref> In October 2014, Jackieshe resigned her Liberal Party membership, stating: "There's no local voice in the Liberal Party, there's no reason to be a member because the lobbyists are running the party,", and also blaming the influenceperformance of lobbyists and the party's State Executive.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/former-howard-government-minister-jackie-kelly-quits-the-liberal-party-20141016-116w6z.html|title=Former Howard government minister Jackie Kelly quits the Liberal Party|last=Bourke|first=Latika|date=16 October 2014|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|accessdateaccess-date=16 October 2014|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213072231/http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/former-howard-government-minister-jackie-kelly-quits-the-liberal-party-20141016-116w6z.html|archivedatearchive-date=13 February 2015|publisher=Fairfax Media|author-link=Latika Bourke}}</ref>
 
Kelly then contested Penrith at the [[2015 New South Wales state election]] as an [[independent politician|independent]] but was unsuccessful against Liberal incumbent Ayres. She did, however, direct preferences to the ALP's candidate [[AustralianEmma Labor Party|ALPHusar]] . That contributed to a significant swing away from Ayres on a [[two-party-preferred vote|two-party preferred]] basis. Husar later won Kelly's old federal seat of Lindsay in 2016 and held it for one term.
 
== Other ==
 
=== Sporting achievements ===
Jackie Kelly was part of Australia's elite rowing program. She was in line for selection for the Australian rowing team to the [[1988 Summer Olympics|Seoul Olympics]] in 1988, beforebut Rowing Australia opted not to send a women's team to Seoul. In 1986, Kelly represented Australia in the under 23s rowing, Scull,in Doublescull and double scull, as well as the Nationals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/national-championships/1986-2|title=1986 Women's National Championships, Australian Rowing History|website=www.rowinghistory-aus.info|access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref> and she hasShe competed in the 1994 World Masters rowing in Brisbane, winning (2 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze) medals, the 1997 Australian Masters Rowing Championships in Canberra, winning (1 gold, and 1 bronze), and the 1997 World Masters Rowing Championships in Adelaide, winning (2 gold).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-643195|title=Kelly, Jackie (1964-) - People and organisations|website=Trove|language=en|access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref>
 
=== Personal life ===
Jackie Kelly married Gary Clark, a local orthodontist, on 5 December 1998. JackieThey hashave 2two children, (Dominique and Lachlan).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6062324/jackie-kellys-struggle-to-balance-motherhood-and-work-as-a-howard-government-minister/|title=Jackie Kelly's struggle to balance motherhood and work as a Howard government minister|last=Anderson|first=Jayne|date=2015-08-28|website=The Canberra Times|language=en|access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref>
 
▲=== Pamphlet scandal ===
▲{{main|Lindsay pamphlet scandal}}
 
▲On 21 November 2007, three days before the federal election, an anonymous member of the Liberal Party contacted the assistant secretary of the ALP, [[Luke Foley]], with information that a flyer linking Foley's party with an fictional Islamic organisation was to be distributed in letterboxes throughout the suburb of [[St Marys, New South Wales|St Marys]] by Liberal members. (Due to a redistribution of electoral boundaries, St Marys had recently been moved from the safe Labor seat of [[Division of Chifley|Chifley]] into Jackie Kelly's seat of Lindsay.) Kelly's husband Gary Clark was caught with four other people in the electorate of Lindsay about to letter-box some fake pamphlets purporting to be from an Islamic group (which did not exist), and thanking the Labor Party for supporting Muslim terrorists. Two Liberal Party members (including Jeff Egan, and the husband of the Liberal candidate for Lindsay Greg Chijoff) were forced to resign from the party.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fake flyer distributors apologise|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/22/2098498.htm|accessdate=2017-06-22|work=ABC News|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=2007-11-22}}</ref> Jackie Kelly, already having retired, categorically denied any knowledge of the pamphlets prior to their distribution, stating "My view is that it is a bit of a Chaser-style prank," when confronted unsuspecting at her children's school drop-off the following morning.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Davies|first1=Shaun|title=Libs' fake Muslim letter roundly condemned|url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/minisite/election_article.aspx?id=327460&sectionid=6046&sectionname=minisiteelection|accessdate=2017-06-22|work=National Nine News|agency=ninemsn Pty Ltd|date=2007-11-22|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071123110902/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/minisite/election_article.aspx?id=327460&sectionid=6046&sectionname=minisiteelection|archivedate=2007-11-23}}</ref> referring to when ''The Chaser'' had done a stunt in [[Mosman, New South Wales|Mosman]] that involved claiming a mosque was to be built in the neighbourhood and asking for comments from people on the street.
 
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