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Jo Haylen
Joanna Elizabeth Haylen is an Australian politician who was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Summer Hill for the Labor Party at the 2015 New South Wales state election. She was the state Minister for Transport from March 2023 to February 2025.
Haylen grew up on Sydney's North Shore. She attended Artarmon Public and Willoughby Girls High School. She graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts. In 2003, she was elected as the President of the University of Sydney Students' Representative Council.[citation needed]
Haylen is the great niece of former Federal Labor politician Les Haylen.
From 2013 to 2014, Haylen served as youngest-ever female Mayor of Marrickville. She had previously worked as a director of administration in the office of then prime minister Julia Gillard, and as deputy chief of staff for then deputy prime minister, Anthony Albanese.
At the 2013 state redistribution, the seat of the Marrickville was abolished and was replaced with the seats of Newtown and Summer Hill. In November 2013, the sitting member for Marrickville, Carmel Tebbutt, announced she would be retiring at the 2015 state election. Haylen won pre-selection for Summer Hill. She was successful in the election spent five months as a member of the Select Committee on the Regulation of Brothels.
Haylen was re-elected in 2019 with a swing of 11.8 points, and was appointed as Shadow Minister for Active Transport, the Cost of Living, Seniors and Volunteers in the shadow Ministry of Jodi McKay.
In 2021, she became the Shadow Minister for Transport in the shadow Ministry of Chris Minns. At the 2023 New South Wales state election, Haylen retained her seat and was appointed the Minister for Transport on 26 March.
In July 2023, Haylen faced criticism and controversy regarding her failure to disclose a perceived conflict of interest in connection with the appointment of Josh Murray as Secretary of Transport for NSW. It came to light that Murray had made financial contributions to Haylen's election campaign for the 2023 New South Wales state election. Additionally, he had previously served as the chief of staff for former Labor Premier Morris Iemma.
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Jo Haylen
Joanna Elizabeth Haylen is an Australian politician who was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Summer Hill for the Labor Party at the 2015 New South Wales state election. She was the state Minister for Transport from March 2023 to February 2025.
Haylen grew up on Sydney's North Shore. She attended Artarmon Public and Willoughby Girls High School. She graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts. In 2003, she was elected as the President of the University of Sydney Students' Representative Council.[citation needed]
Haylen is the great niece of former Federal Labor politician Les Haylen.
From 2013 to 2014, Haylen served as youngest-ever female Mayor of Marrickville. She had previously worked as a director of administration in the office of then prime minister Julia Gillard, and as deputy chief of staff for then deputy prime minister, Anthony Albanese.
At the 2013 state redistribution, the seat of the Marrickville was abolished and was replaced with the seats of Newtown and Summer Hill. In November 2013, the sitting member for Marrickville, Carmel Tebbutt, announced she would be retiring at the 2015 state election. Haylen won pre-selection for Summer Hill. She was successful in the election spent five months as a member of the Select Committee on the Regulation of Brothels.
Haylen was re-elected in 2019 with a swing of 11.8 points, and was appointed as Shadow Minister for Active Transport, the Cost of Living, Seniors and Volunteers in the shadow Ministry of Jodi McKay.
In 2021, she became the Shadow Minister for Transport in the shadow Ministry of Chris Minns. At the 2023 New South Wales state election, Haylen retained her seat and was appointed the Minister for Transport on 26 March.
In July 2023, Haylen faced criticism and controversy regarding her failure to disclose a perceived conflict of interest in connection with the appointment of Josh Murray as Secretary of Transport for NSW. It came to light that Murray had made financial contributions to Haylen's election campaign for the 2023 New South Wales state election. Additionally, he had previously served as the chief of staff for former Labor Premier Morris Iemma.