Susan Barbara Jeanes (born 24 February 1958) is an Australian politician. She was a

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member of the

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from 1996 to 1998, representing the electorate of Kingston. She defeated Labor MP

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as part of the Liberal victory at the 1996 federal election, only to lose to Labor candidate David Cox at the closer-run 1998 federal election. By the

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, the Liberal MP for the electorate of

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, had left the party and become an

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. Jeanes won Liberal preselection for the seat but lost to Such at the election. After her parliamentary career ended she worked as an advisor on

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policy to the then federal Environment and Heritage Minister Robert Hill. She was later appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Renewable Energy Generators of Australia (REGA) and is a director of the Climate Institute. In November 2007 she was appointed Chief Executive of the Australian Geothermal Energy Association, the national industry association for the Australian geothermal energy industry.

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Susan Jeanes, Parliamentary Library
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