Current office in the 48th Parliament.
Jason Clare
Member of the House of Representatives, New South Wales
Jason Dean Clare (born 22 March 1972) is an Australian politician serving as Minister for Education since 1 June 2022. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has represented the Division of Blaxland in Western Sydney since 2007.
Part of the New South Wales delegation.
Party affiliation on record.
Year first elected to the House.
Biography
Jason Dean Clare is an Australian politician who currently serves as the Minister for Education since June 1, 2022. He was born on March 22, 1972, and has been a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) since his early days. Clare has been representing the Division of Blaxland in Western Sydney since 2007, after winning preselection against the incumbent Labor MP Michael Hatton.
Clare’s political career started in 2009 when he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Employment, and in September 2010, he was promoted to the Ministry as the Minister for Defence Materiel in the Rudd-Gillard Governments. Later, he served as Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Justice, Cabinet Secretary, and retained Blaxland in the 2010 and 2013 federal elections.
In 2013, after Labor’s defeat, Clare became a senior member of the shadow cabinet under opposition leaders Bill Shorten and Anthony Albanese. He served as Shadow Minister for Communications, Resources and Northern Australia, Trade and Investment, Regional Services, Territories and Local Government, and Housing and Homelessness.
After the ALP’s victory in the 2022 Australian federal election, Clare returned to the ministry as the Minister for Education in the Albanese Government. He has been touted as a future ALP leader, but he has denied any interest in becoming one, stating that he only wishes to reach the role of Minister for Education.
Clare completed his education from the University of New South Wales, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and a Bachelor of Laws. Before joining politics, he was the secretary of the Cabramatta Branch for ten years and worked as a senior adviser to former NSW Premier Bob Carr and an executive at Transurban, one of Australia’s Top 100 companies.
Clare is a member of the Labor Right faction and supports same-sex marriage. His electorate had the highest percentage of “No” responses in the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey of 2017, with 73.9% of the electorate’s respondents saying “No.” In January 2023, he commented on the ongoing case regarding Kanye West’s visa application, stating that he believed West should have his visa denied for his praise of Adolf Hitler and his history of anti-semitic comments.
Frequently asked questions
How do I contact Jason Clare?
You can write to Jason Clare at PO Box 6022 House of Representatives Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600, call (02) 9790 2466, or use the contact form on their Parliament of Australia profile.
What is Jason Clare's phone number?
Jason Clare's office can be reached on (02) 9790 2466, or at Parliament House on (02) 6277 7350.
Where is Jason Clare's office?
Jason Clare's office is at Suite 7 Level 1, 400 Chapel Road Bankstown, NSW, 2200.
Who does Jason Clare represent?
Jason Clare is a Member of the House of Representatives for New South Wales.
What party is Jason Clare in?
Jason Clare is a member of the Australian Labor Party.
When was Jason Clare elected?
Jason Clare was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2022.
Is Jason Clare still in office?
Yes. Jason Clare is a Member of the House of Representatives for New South Wales.
