Jill Hall

For the English athlete, see Jill Hall (athlete).

Jill Griffiths Hall (born 16 November 1949) is an Australian former politician who served as a member of the Australian House of Representatives, from 1998 until 2016, representing the seat of Shortland, New South Wales for the Labor Party. She is aligned with the ALP's Socialist Left faction.^[1]

Jill Hall
Member of the Australian Parliament for Shortland
In office 3 October 1998 – 9 May 2016
Preceded by	Peter Morris
Succeeded by	Pat Conroy
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Swansea
In office 25 March 1995 – 1 September 1998
Preceded by	Don Bowman
Succeeded by	Milton Orkopoulos
Personal details
Born	(1949-11-16) 16 November 1949 (age 75) Macksville, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Labor Party
Spouse	Lindsay Hall
Children	Peter Hall, Chris Hall and Shayne Hall
Alma mater	Newcastle University
Profession	Rehabilitation counsellor

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 New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Swansea from 1995 to 1998.^[2]

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.^[3][4] Prior to entering NSW and Federal politics, Hall was a Councillor on Lake Macquarie City Council.