- Jan McLucas
Jan Elizabeth McLucas (b.
March 27 ,1958 ) is anAustralian politician, representing theAustralian Labor Party .Born in 1958 to Ronald and Audrey McLucas, Jan McLucas was educated at
Clayfield College in Brisbane and theCollege of Advanced Education in Townsville.cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = McLUCAS Jan Elizabeth, Sen.| accessdate = 2007-09-20| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]Before entering federal Parliament, McLucas was a
Councillor on the Cairns Council from 1995 to 1999, and a teacher for the Queensland Department of Education from 1979-89.McLucas was elected to the
Australian Senate forQueensland in October 1998. Her first term began on 1 July 1999. In 2004, McLucas was elected Federal Shadow Minister for Ageing, Disabilities and Carers. She was re-elected at the 2004 election.On 3 December 2007, she was sworn in as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, in the
First Rudd Ministry .References
* [http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/TranslateWIPILink.aspx?Folder=BIOGS&Criteria=NAME_ID:84L%3B Jan McLucas, Senate Biobraphy]
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