Jacqui Munro

Jacqueline Amy Munro is an Australian politician. She was elected as a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council at the 2023 state election.[2]

The Honourable
Jacqueline Munro
MLC
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
Assumed office
20 April 2023
Personal details
NationalityAustralian
Political partyNSW Liberal
ResidenceDarlinghurst[1]
OccupationPolitician

Career

Munro worked as a staffer at all levels of Government including for the independent City of Sydney councillor Kerryn Phelps[3] and former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian.[4] Munro worked for Berejiklian as a policy advisor until she was identified supporting the Keep Sydney Open movement.[4][5] She was a media adviser to the Marriage Equality campaign at the 2017 Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey.[6] Prior to her election, she was the Female Vice-President of the NSW Liberal Party and its Women's Council President.[7][8] Munro also worked as a lobbyist at a global public relations and communications agency.

Political candidate

At the 2019 Australian federal election, Munro was the Liberal candidate for the Sydney.[9] She was the NSW Liberal Party's youngest woman candidate and was unsuccessful.[6] She was elected as a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council at the 2023 state election.[2] Munro's preselection for the Legislative Council was controversial: she prevailed by a single vote.[3][10]

Personal life

Munro holds a Bachelor of International Studies.[2] She is also marathon-runner and a media commentator.[6]

References
  1. "Candidates - Legislative Council - Group I: LIBERAL-THE NATIONALS". Elections NSW. New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. "The Hon. (Jacqui) Jacqueline Amy MUNRO, B.IntS MLC". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. 'Stoush breaks out within NSW Liberals over vacated upper house seat'
  4. Fighting for those small businesses': Phelps's former council staffer takes on Plibersek'
  5. 'Keep Sydney Open: Thousands turn out in the city to protest NSW government's lockout laws'
  6. "Jacqui Munro". Q+A. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  7. "Our State Executive". nswliberal.org.au. Liberal Party of Australia. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  8. Raper, Ashleigh (22 February 2023). "Outgoing NSW minister David Elliott fails in bid to remain in parliament via vacant upper-house spot". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  9. "Candidates for the 2019 federal election". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  10. 'Jacqui Munro endorsed for NSW Liberal seat despite a Perrottet staffer trying to redirect votes'
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