Jacqueline Ellen Boydell (born 22 February 1968) is an Australian former politician. She was elected to the
Western Australian Legislative Council
The Western Australian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Western Australia, a state of Australia. It is regarded as a house of review for legislation passed by the Legislative Assembly, the lower house. The two Houses ...
as a
Nationals member for
Mining and Pastoral region at the
2013 state election. Prior to her election, Boydell was state director of the WA Nationals and previously served as the parliamentary executive officer for the party.
Boydell was born and raised in Carnarvon, and returned there after studying media journalism at WAAPA. She then worked as a radio announcer and in human resources for a major mining operation. Her career has included roles at Centrelink Carnarvon, the Carnarvon Civic Centre and the ''Northern Guardian'' Newspaper.
Following the
2017 state election, which resulted in Nationals leader
Brendon Grylls
Brendon John Grylls (born 5 June 1973) is an Australian politician who was a National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 2001 to 2017. Grylls became leader of the National Party in Western Australia from 2005 to ...
losing his seat, Deputy Leader
Mia Davies
Mia Jane Davies (born 3 November 1978) is an Australian politician who is the current Leader of the Opposition and leader of the National Party in Western Australia. She has been a member of the state Legislative Assembly since 2013, having pr ...
was confirmed as the new party leader with Boydell confirmed as her Deputy Leader, a historic landmark in WA political history.
In February 2020, Boydell announced she would not recontest her seat at the
2021 state election. She resigned as deputy party leader on 9 March 2020 and was replaced by
Shane Love.
References
1968 births
Living people
National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Western Australia
Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council
Place of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Australian politicians
21st-century Australian women politicians
People from Carnarvon, Western Australia
Women members of the Western Australian Legislative Council
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