Jenny Ware Explained

Jenny Ware
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Constituency Mp2:Hughes
Parliament2:Australian
Predecessor2:Craig Kelly
Successor2:incumbent
Term Start2:21 May 2022
Birth Date:1970 10, df=y
Birth Place:Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality:Australian
Party:Liberal
Occupation:Solicitor

Jennifer Leslie Ware (born 21 October 1970) is an Australian politician and a member of the Liberal Party. She was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2022 election to the New South Wales seat of Hughes.

Early life

Ware grew up in Cronulla, New South Wales,[1] and attended South Cronulla Primary School[2] and St George Girls High School,[3] which her mother and grandmother had previously attended. She has one sister.[4]

Legal career

In her legal practice, Ware's focus was planning and environmental law,[3] moving from private law firms to the government sector in 2013,[2] when Ware became legal counsel for Hurstville City Council and later, Georges River Council.[5]

Political career

Ware joined the Liberal Party in 2002 and was a long time member before leaving the party and rejoining in 2021.[6] [2] After the local preselection ballot was cancelled with some controversy, Ware was selected "by a committee comprising Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Premier Dominic Perrottet and former federal Liberal Party president Chris McDiven" and announced on 2 April 2022 as the Liberal candidate for the 2022 Australian federal election.[7] She was backed by the moderate faction,[1] of which she is a member.[8] [9] Liberal Party members who endorsed her included the former Member for Hughes, Danna Vale, Member for Cronulla Mark Speakman and Member for Heathcote, Lee Evans.[1] Ware was inspired to run by Danna Vale's record of advocacy for the people of Hughes, and Ware furthermore described the people of Hughes as Menzies' "Forgotten People".[2] Ware was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2022 election, gaining the New South Wales seat of Hughes from incumbent Craig Kelly of the UAP (former Liberal party member) with a swing of –9.3% against the Liberal party on first preferences and –2.79% on the two-candidate preferred count.[10]

Ware has been a member of the House Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care & Sport, House Standing Committee on Social Policy & Legal Affairs and Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme since August 2022.[11]

Political views

Ware wrote to the Sydney Morning Herald in 2001, praising Pauline Hanson for being in touch with what was "causing Australians the most angst: the BAS (business activity statement), illegal boat people, road funding, competition policy, health, and education", furthermore describing John Howard and Kim Beazley as "out of touch". When approached about these comments in the lead up to the 2022 election, Ware said that they reflected her frustrations at the time, noting that she had joined the Liberal Party and had been advocating for the important issues since.[12]

During the 2022 election campaign, Ware stated that she had played softball with and against transgender women, and disagreed with Katherine Deves' statements about transgender women.[13]

Ware supports the use of nuclear power in Australia.[14]

Ware participates in the Parliamentary Friends of Dementia, the Parliamentary Friends of Israel, the Parliamentary Friends of Nuclear Industries, the Parliamentary Friends of Organ Donation and the Parliamentary Friends of Suicide Prevention.[15]

Ware hosted a forum on the Voice to Parliament which did not include Indigenous speakers.[16] Phil Dotti, the first Aboriginal player for the Cronulla Sharks, attended the forum, and after listening to the speakers and not being called on to ask a question, he walked to the stage and spoke. The livestream of the event was cut at this point.[17]

Ware was a member of the parliamentary committee into online gambling and its impacts on those experiencing gambling harm.[18] Ware has stated that "most Australians gamble responsibly".[19]

Personal life

Ware lives in Gymea Bay with her husband and two sons, and has done volunteer work with the Sylvanvale Foundation (a disability support organisation) and as President of the Gymea Bay P&C.<ref>News: Jenny Ware - Meet Jenny . https://web.archive.org/web/20220521223630/https://nswliberal.org.au/Federal/Jenny-Ware/Meet-Jenny . 21 May 2022 . 21 May 2022 . nswliberal.org.au . en-AU. Ware's husband, Mike, is a sales rep.[20] The couple married in 1999.[3] As of 2021, Ware was the part-owner of three properties.[21]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Trembath . Murray . Lawyer seeks to be Liberal candidate for Hughes . 21 May 2022 . St George & Sutherland Shire Leader . 19 December 2021 . en-AU . 21 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220521223621/https://www.theleader.com.au/story/7557535/lawyer-seeks-to-be-liberal-candidate-for-hughes/ . live .
  2. Web site: Ryan . Jo . Jenny Ware - Liberal Candidate for Hughes . 2SSR . 25 May 2022 . en.
  3. News: 2MFM Interview with Jenny Ware - Liberal Candidate for Hughes - 2022 Federal Elections . 22 May 2022 . en . . 29 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240829054702/https://soundcloud.com/2mfm/jenny-ware-election-epsiode-19-05-2022 . live .
  4. Web site: Ware . Jenny . ParlInfo - GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S SPEECH : Address-In-Reply . parlinfo.aph.gov.au . maidenspeech . 28 July 2022 . 29 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240829054517/https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22chamber%2Fhansardr%2F25919%2F0026%22 . live .
  5. Web site: Georges River Council - Executive Team . 4 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220304223352/https://www.georgesriver.nsw.gov.au/Council/Executive-Team . 4 March 2022 . dead.
  6. Web site: 2022-04-02 . Local lawyer chosen as Liberal candidate for Hughes . 2022-05-31 . St George & Sutherland Shire Leader . en-AU . 22 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220522232310/https://www.theleader.com.au/story/7683853/local-lawyer-chosen-as-liberal-candidate-for-hughes/ . live .
  7. News: Liberal candidate forced to 'sprint' to polling day after preselection dramas delay campaigning . 21 May 2022 . ABC News . 15 April 2022 . en-AU . 21 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220521223603/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-16/federal-election-the-battle-for-hughes/100993766 . live .
  8. Web site: Massola . James . How Morrison's shattering defeat gave Dutton a seismic shift in factional power . The Sydney Morning Herald . 8 April 2023 . 4 December 2023 . 10 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230410122913/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/how-morrison-s-shattering-defeat-gave-dutton-a-seismic-shift-in-factional-power-20230330-p5cwoq.html . live .
  9. Web site: Jenny Ware . Women's Agenda . 22 May 2022 . en-AU . 21 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220521223629/https://womensagenda.com.au/female-candidate/jenny-ware/ . live .
  10. https://tallyroom.aec.gov.au/HouseDivisionPage-27966-124.htm Hughes, NSW
  11. Web site: Ms Jenny Ware MP . www.aph.gov.au . en-AU . 23 June 2022 . 23 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220623072306/https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=300123 . live .
  12. News: Workman . Alice . Libs should be-Ware what they say about JWH . . subscription . 6 May 2022 . 22 May 2022 . 31 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220531221025/https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/look-hughes-talking-libs-should-beware-what-they-say-about-jwh/news-story/b6f4ba7c5359efee35b3298319b63ef1 . live .
  13. News: Thompson . Angus . Liberal candidate weighs into trans sport debate with a 'personal interest' . 21 May 2022 . The Sydney Morning Herald . 17 May 2022 . en . 21 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220521170255/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/liberal-candidate-weighs-into-trans-sport-debate-with-a-personal-interest-20220517-p5am65.html . live .
  14. News: Morrow . James . Nuclear the best medicine for power prices, says new MP . 1 August 2022 . Daily Telegraph . subscription . 31 July 2022 . en.
  15. Web site: About . Jenny Ware . 24 August 2022 . en-AU . 29 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240829054514/https://www.jennyware.com.au/about . live .
  16. News: Collard . Sarah . Butler . Josh . Remeikis . Amy . Liberal MP tells voice discussion 'simply no time' to hear from Indigenous speaker . The Guardian . 4 May 2023 . 29 August 2024 . 29 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240829054540/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/04/liberal-mp-jenny-ware-says-no-time-for-indigenous-man-speaker-voice-to-parliament-panel-tony-abbott-joe-hildebrand . live .
  17. News: Allam . Lorena . 'People shook my hand': the Indigenous man who spoke his mind at Liberal MP's voice forum . 5 May 2023 . The Guardian . 5 May 2023 . 29 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240829054514/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/06/people-shook-my-hand-the-indigenous-man-who-spoke-his-mind-at-liberal-mps-voice-forum . live .
  18. Web site: Members . www.aph.gov.au . 28 October 2024 . en-AU.
  19. News: Anthony Albanese could prove his moral courage with bold action to battle gambling harm . 28 October 2024 . The Guardian . 28 October 2024.
  20. News: Trembath . Murray . Who's who in Hughes . St George & Sutherland Shire Leader . 12 May 2022 . en-AU . 21 May 2022 . 29 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240829054516/https://www.theleader.com.au/story/7734021/whos-who-in-hughes/ . live .
  21. Web site: Disclosure of Interest Return - Jenny Ware . https://web.archive.org/web/20230505003428/https://www.georgesriver.nsw.gov.au/StGeorge/media/Documents/Council/Governance/Designated%20Person%20Returns/2020-2021-Jenny-Ware-Annual-DOI-Return-Public-Version-Redacted.pdf . 2023-05-05 . Georges River Council.

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