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Melbourne VIC 3004 - Tel:
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Biography
Jacinta Collins has represented Victoria in the Commonwealth Senate for over a decade. She was chosen for Senate by the Victorian Government in 1995 and since then has been elected to the Senate in 1998 and re-elected in 2007.
Prior to entering parliament, Senator Collins held a number of positions in the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association. This included five years as the union’s National Industrial Officer.
During her time in Parliament, Senator Collins has been a member of numerous Senate Committees. This has included being chair of the Employment, Workplace Relations, Small Business and Education Committee and the Economics: References Committee.
Senator Collins was also a member of the Senate Select Committee into “A Certain Maritime Incident” which reported in 2002.
Senator Collins was the Parliamentary Secretary representing the Shadow Ministers for Industrial Relations and Employment, Training and Population in the Senate from October 1998 to November 2001.
From June 2003 to October 2004, Senator Collins was the Shadow Minister for Children and Youth. In this capacity, Senator Collins promoted a number of policies that have since been implemented by the Rudd Government.
Senator Collins is currently a member of the Finance and Public Administration Committee, the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee and the Scrutiny of Bills Committee and is Deputy Chair of the Senate Privileges Committee.