Born

8 February 1940
Bourke, New South Wales, Australia

Occupation

Farmer, Mothercraft nurse and Parliamentarian

Alternative Names

• Jakins, Judy (Preferred)

Summary

Judy Jakins was a member of the National Party. She was a Member of the directly elected Legislative Council. Date of Election 24 March 1984. She was a member of the Council from 1984-1991. She was the first woman elected to represent the National Party in New South Wales when she entered Parliament in 1984.
She was an Alderman of Dubbo City Council 1991 - 1995.

Sources used to compile this entry: Putting Skirts on the Sacred Benches: Women Candidates for the New South Wales Parliament, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2006, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/pssb/home.html; http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/6ec131612f24824cca256ce70004b1b2/f4d07e7f60f65431ca256a46001f8435!OpenDocument [accessed 2006-03-28].