Jill Griffiths Hall (born 16 November 1949) is an Australian former politician who served as a member of the

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, from

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until 2016, representing the seat of Shortland,

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for the Labor Party. She is aligned with the ALP's Socialist Left faction.

Early life and education

Hall was born in Macksville, New South Wales, and was educated at University of Newcastle.

Career

She was a rehabilitation counsellor before entering politics. Hall was member of the

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for Swansea from 1995 to 1998. Of all the members of the 51st Legislative Assembly between 1995 and 1999, she and Alby Schultz were the last to have resigned to successfully contest a Federal seat. (The others were John Fahey, Ian Causley and Paul Zammit.) Hall was a Labor Whip from October 2004 to November 2012, serving in both Opposition and Government. Prior to entering NSW and Federal politics, Hall was a Councillor on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Jill 1949 births Living people Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Shortland Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Women members of the Australian House of Representatives University of Newcastle (Australia) alumni Labor Left politicians 21st-century Australian politicians 21st-century Australian women politicians 20th-century Australian politicians Women members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 20th-century Australian women politicians