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Jill Hall

Jill Hall
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Shortland
In office
3 October 1998 – 9 May 2016
Preceded by Peter Morris
Succeeded by Pat Conroy
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Swansea
In office
March 1995 – March 1998
Preceded by Don Bowman
Succeeded by Milton Orkopoulos
Personal details
Born (1949-11-16) 16 November 1949 (age 67)
Macksville, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality Australian
Political party Australian Labor Party
Profession Rehabilitation counsellor

Jill Griffiths Hall (born 16 November 1949), a former Australian politician, was a Member of the Australian House of Representatives, from the 1998 until 2016, representing the seat of Shortland, New South Wales for the Australian Labor Party. She is aligned with the ALP's Socialist Left faction.

Hall was born in Macksville, New South Wales, and was educated at University of Newcastle.

She was a rehabilitation counsellor before entering politics. Hall was member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Swansea from 1995 to 1998.

Hall was a Labor Whip from October 2004 to November 2012, serving in both Opposition and Government. Prior to entering NSW and Federal politics, Hall was a Councillor on Lake Macquarie City Council.


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