Giulia Jones

Giulia Jones (born 1980) is an Australian politician. She was a member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly representing the electorates of Molonglo and then Murrumbidgee for the Liberal Party from 2012 until her resignation in 2022.[1][2] Jones was the deputy leader of the Liberal Party in the ACT from October 2020 to January 2022.[3][4]

Giulia Jones
Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
for Murrumbidgee
In office
20 October 2012 – 2 June 2022
Serving with Davidson, Steel, Hanson, Paterson
Succeeded byEd Cocks
Personal details
Born1980 (age 42–43)
Hobart, Tasmania
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLiberal Party
SpouseBernard Jones
ChildrenSix
Alma materUniversity of Tasmania
OccupationPolitician
CabinetDeputy Leader of the Opposition
PortfolioShadow Minister for Health, Mental Health and Well-being and Shadow Minister for Multicultural Affairs
Websitehttp://www.giuliajones.com.au

Background

Jones was born in Hobart, Tasmania to a mother of Italian descent[1] and from a Catholic family.[5] Jones often notes that her first name Giulia is spelt with a "G".[6] Jones studied political science and history and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Tasmania. She married army officer Major Bernard Jones, and moved to Canberra in late 2005 after twelve months in Darwin. She ran a small business, worked in the public service, and as a political staffer for Sophie Mirabella and Tony Abbott.[5][1] Jones is a mother of six children.[7]

Prior to her election to the ACT Legislative Assembly, she had sought election on three occasions: pre-selection for a Tasmanian Senate seat in 2007; was a Liberal candidate for a Molonglo at the 2008 election; and at the 2010 federal election for the federal seat of Canberra.[8] Following a 2018 reshuffling of the Liberal Party in the ACT's leadership, Jones was the Liberal spokeswoman for police and emergency services, corrections and women.[9]

Career

Jones was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 2012 representing the electorate of Molonglo.[10] Since November 2012 she has held a large number of shadow ministries and severed on several committees.[11] With the redistribution of the ACT assembly seats she moved to the Murrumbidgee electorate.

On 24 May 2022, Jones announced she would resign from the Legislative Assembly in the next week. She formally resigned to the Speaker on 2 June, and Ed Cocks was elected in a countback on 20 June.[12][13] Shortly after her resignation, Painaustralia announced that Jones had been appointed as their CEO.[14]

Controversy

In 2020, Jones had her driver's license suspended for three months for various speeding offences while she was serving in the ACT Legislative Assembly as the Liberal opposition's spokeswoman for police and emergency services.[15][16][17] Shane Rattenbury, the Capital Territory's Road Safety Minister, responded by saying Jones had a "blatant disregard for road safety" and called for her resignation.[16][17] Jones subsequently stated: "After three months of getting around on my bicycle, it's given me some additional perspective and I'm looking forward to starting a-fresh".[18]

This was not the first recorded driving incident by Jones. In early 2020, a local Canberra resident posted on the well known Canberra community Facebook forum "Canberra Drivers" a video of Jones' branded vehicle failing to give way at an intersection, narrowly missing a nearby vehicle.[19]

See also

References
  1. "Giulia Jones". Member profile. Legislative Assembly for the ACT. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  2. Cox, Lisa (1 November 2012). "Four years later, Mrs Jones is ready for action". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  3. "Elizabeth Lee named ACT Opposition Leader". ABC news. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. "Giulia Jones steps down as deputy leader of Canberra Liberals to give her family support 'they need and deserve'". ABC news. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  5. Harris, Eleri (22 June 2010). "Keeping up with the Jones girl". Canberra CityNews. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  6. Towell, Noel (27 November 2012). "Giulia with a G rejects 'nagging' feminism". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  7. Doherty, Megan (13 June 2018). "Giulia Jones has baby No. 6 in dramatic fashion". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  8. "Jones, Giulia (1980 - )". The Australian Women's Register. Australian Women's Archives Project. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  9. Burgess, Katie (5 February 2018). "Canberra Liberals leader Alistair Coe reveals reshuffle ahead of Parliament return". Sydney Morning Herald.
  10. "About Giulia". Giulia Jones MLA. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  11. "Jones-Giulia". Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  12. "Casual vacancies in the tenth Legislative Assembly (2020–2024)". Elections ACT. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  13. "Giulia Jones steps down from Legislative Assembly". Canberra CityNews. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  14. "Giulia Jones appointed to CEO of Painaustralia". Canberra CityNews. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  15. Inman, Michael (27 May 2020). "Canberra Liberals police and emergency services spokeswoman Giulia Jones loses driver's licence for multiple speeding offences". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  16. White, Daniella (28 May 2020). "Liberal MLA Giulia Jones loses licence for speeding". The Canberra Times.
  17. "Canberra driver caught doing 214kph showed 'idiotic, dangerous and completely indefensible' behaviour". ABC News. 15 June 2020.
  18. "Giulia Jones loses licence, spends 'three months getting around on my bicycle'". ABC News. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  19. "Tom Adam - MLA member showing everyone what needs to..." www.facebook.com. Retrieved 8 December 2022.


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