Jodie Louise Hanns (born 9 April 1972) is an Australian politician. She has been a

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member of the

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since the 2021 state election, representing Collie-Preston. Hanns was born in Yarloop and moved to

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in 2005. She was deputy principal of Collie Senior High School prior to entering politics. She had previously been a

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councillor, chief executive officer of the Collie Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and board member of the Coal Miners' Welfare Board of Western Australia, the Collie Early Education Centre and St Brigid's School. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly at the 2021 election, successfully replacing long-time Labor MP Mick Murray in the usually marginal seat. Labor won the election in a landslide statewide, and the local Liberal campaign was hampered by a controversial proposal to close the Collie power station, resulting in Hanns winning with 73.4% of the two-party preferred vote. In her election campaign Hanns received mentoring from Victorian politician, Katie Hall, through

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. In December 2022, she became a parliamentary secretary to

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, the premier, treasurer, minister for public sector management, and the minister for federal–state relations.

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* Living people 1972 births Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly Western Australian local councillors Women members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly 21st-century Australian politicians 21st-century Australian women politicians Women local councillors in Australia People from Yarloop, Western Australia {{Australia-Labor-WesternAustralia-MP-stub