Jennifer Mary Rankine (born 22 September 1953) is a former Australian politician. She represented the

South Australian House of Assembly The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. The other is the Legislative Council. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Adelaide. Overview The House of Assembly was creat ...

seat of

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for the

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from the 1997 election until her retirement in 2018. Prior to entering parliament, Rankine was an

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workplace delegate for staffers of parliamentary offices. The 2006 election saw Rankine increase her margin to 15.3 points. As of the 2014 election, Rankine holds

with a margin of 3.0 points. Rankine has served in a range of ministerial positions. She is from the

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faction. Rankine's long-term and current de facto partner is fellow state Labor MP Michael Atkinson. Rankine announced in February 2017 that she would be retiring from parliament as of the 2018 election.State Labor MPs Michael Atkinson, Jennifer Rankine and Steph Key quitting politics at next election: The Advertiser 3 February 2017
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Parliamentary Profile: SA Labor website
1953 births Living people Members of the South Australian House of Assembly Labor Left politicians 21st-century Australian politicians 21st-century Australian women politicians Women members of the South Australian House of Assembly {{Australia-Labor-politician-stub