Jason was born and raised in Western Sydney where he attended Cabramatta Public School and Canley Vale High School before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales.
Before entering Parliament he worked as a senior adviser to NSW Premier Bob Carr and as an executive at Transurban, one of Australia's top 100 companies.
In November 2007, Jason was elected as the Federal Member for Blaxland. In June 2009, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Employment. Jason was appointed Minister for Defence Materiel in September 2010.
In December 2011, Jason was appointed Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Justice. He was reappointed Minister for Defence Materiel in March 2012.
Jason is the Patron of CLAN (Care Leavers Australia Network), the Bankstown Sports Club, and the Bankstown RSL. He also sits on the Executive Committee of St Judes Men's Refuge.
Electorate Profile
Blaxland
State:
NSW
Name Derivation:
Named after Gregory Blaxland (1778-1853), an early Australian explorer of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales.
Area and Location Description:
Blaxland covers an area of approximately 62 sq km bordered by Georges River, Prospect Creek through Carramar, Holroyd up to Cumberland Hwy on the West, along Prospect Canal down to Albert St, across and up to Hawksview St along railway line to Lansdowne St up Woodville Rd across to Park St, Lisgor St, Hudson St and Mona St down Duck River and Wellington Rd, down Graham St, across Mt Auburn Rd, cross the railway line down to Brixton Rd across London Rd & Georges Ave up to Joseph St in the North, follow Joseph St, Rookwood and Stacey St Bankstown up to Canterbury Rd on the East, across Canterbury/Milperra Rds back to the Georges River in the South. The main suburbs include Bass Hill, Birrong, Carramar, Chester Hill, Condell Park, Fairfield East, Georges Hall, Guildford West, Old Guildford, Lansdowne, Potts Hill, Regents Park, Sefton, Villawood, Woodpark, Yagoona, Yennora and parts of Auburn, Bankstown, Berala, Fairfield, Granville, Guildford, Merrylands, Smithfield and South Granville.
Products/Industries of the Area:
Railway workshops, aircraft repairs, transport and storage industries.
First Proclaimed/Election:
1949
Demographic Rating:
Inner Metropolitan
Members:
- Clare, J (ALP) 2007-
- Hatton, M (ALP) 1996-2007
- Keating, P J (ALP) 1969-1996
- Harrison, E J (ALP) 1949-1969