The Australian Women's Register

Summary

Janelle Saffin joined the Australian Labor Party in 1982 and held senior positions in her local branch, was a delegate to Country and State conferences and was a member of the Corrective Services Advisory Council. She has been President of the North Coast Breast Screening Program and a committee member of the Northern Rivers Social Development Council. After working as a teacher, and small business person and being active in community services and local charity, Janelle Saffin stood unsuccessfully for the seat of Lismore (New South Wales Legislative Assembly) in 1991. However in 1995 she was elected to the Legislative Council of the New South Wales Parliament (1995-2003); to the seat of Page in the House of Representatives (2007-2013); and to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 2019, representing the seat of Lismore. She holds three ministerial positions: Recovery; Small Business; and the North Coast.

She is married to Dr Jim Gallagher, and has one son and three stepsons. Janelle Saffin completed a Dip Prim T (Northern Rivers CAE), BLegalStud (Macq), and Mbus.