Jillian Skinner

Jillian Gell Skinner MP (born 5 August 1944 in Melbourne, Victoria), an Australian politician, is the New South Wales Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research in the O'Farrell-Stoner Liberal/National coalitition government. Skinner is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing North Shore for the Liberal Party since 1994; and Deputy Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party since 2007. Skinner was educated at the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne. She began as a journalist working for the Melbourne Herald and later continued her career in Hong Kong, working for Radio Hong Kong and The Associated Press, Hong Kong, from 1962 to 1973. Upon returning to Australia Skinner continued working as a...