About Jan Jarratt

Born at Miles on October 22, 1958, Jan was raised on a wheat and cattle property at North Dulacca. She has two sisters and a brother with whom she attended a one-teacher primary school called Glenaubyn.

Jan received her secondary education at boarding school in Warwick where she was school captain in year 12.

Jan has two sons, Ben and Jeremy who are now young adults. While the boys were young, Jan studied to become a primary school teacher and her first posting was to Koumala State School. Later she moved to Mackay and taught at Mackay West State School before taking up a position as Learning Support Teacher based at Walkerston State School.

Interests include travel, reading for pleasure, diving, meeting new people and learning to sail.

In 2007 Jan married Hilar (Ziggy) Ziegler. Jan & Ziggy now reside in Cannonvale.

Jan entered politics in 1999 when she was pre-selected as the Labor candidate for Whitsunday.

Jan was elected as Member for Whitsunday on 17 February 2001.

Parliamentary Service

2008 Member Estimates Committee D.

2007 - appointed Parliamentary Secretary to Minister for Tourism, Regional Development and Industry

2007 - appointed Parliamentary Secretary to Minister for State Development.

2006 - appointed Parliamentary Secretary to Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries and to the Minister for Women. Member of Estimates Committee E.

2005 - Member Estimates Committee D. Temporary Speaker. Member of Public Accounts Committee.

2004 - Chair Estimates Committee F. Temporary Speaker. Member of Public Accounts Committee.

2003 - Member Estimates Committee C. Temporary Speaker. Member of Public Accounts Committee.

2002 - Member Estimates Committee C. Temporary Speaker. Member of Public Accounts Committee.

2001 - Member Estimates Committee B. Temporary Speaker.  Member Public Accounts Committee.

Ministerial Legislative Committee Membership

52nd Parliament - Tourism, Fair Trading, Wine Industry & Women; Primary Industries & Fisheries; State Development.

51st Parliament - Education & Arts; Primary Industries & Fisheries; Natural Resources & Mines; Tourism, Fair Trading, & Wine Industry Development.

50th Parliament - Industrial Relations, Employment  & Training; Education & Arts; Tourism, Racing, & Fair Trading;  Local Government & Planning.