Jason Falinski
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Jason Falinski MP |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Mackellar |
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Assumed office 2 July 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Bronwyn Bishop |
| Majority | 15.74% |
| Councillor on Warringah Council | |
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In office 13 September 2008 – 8 September 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Ruth Sutton |
| Succeeded by | Vanessa Moskal |
| Constituency | A Ward |
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| Born |
24 August 1970 Manly, Sydney, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Nichola |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Collaroy |
| Alma mater |
University of Sydney (BAgEc) University of New South Wales (MBA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | Personal website |
Jason George Falinski (born 24 August 1970) is an Australian politician who was elected as the Member for Mackellar in the Australian House of Representatives at the 2016 Australian election.
Of Polish and Russian-Jewish descent, Falinski's family emigrated to Australia and settled in Collaroy on the Northern Beaches in 1946. He graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Agricultural Economics and from the Australian Graduate School of Management at UNSW Sydney with a MBA.
Falinski was a president of the New South Wales branch of the Young Liberals in 1994–1995. and formerly sat on Warringah Council (elected September 2008) He was formerly the chief executive of CareWell Health.
Falinski has been involved in non-parliamentary politics for more than twenty years, including as an adviser to former Liberal leaders John Hewson and Barry O'Farrell, was a spokesperson for the Australian Republican Movement.
In April 2016, Falinski won a preselection battle over the incumbent member, former Speaker Bronwyn Bishop, to represent the Liberal Party of Australia at the 2016 Australian election in the safe Liberal seat of Mackellar.
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