Rachel Carling-Jenkins

Dr Rachel Carling-Jenkins
MLC
Leader of the Australian Conservatives Party in Victoria
In office
26 June 2017 – 3 August 2018
Leader Cory Bernardi
Preceded by Office established
Succeeded by Kevin Bailey
Leader of the Democratic Labour Party
in Victoria
In office
29 November 2014 – 26 June 2017
Leader Paul Funnell
Rosemary Lorrimar
Paul McCormack
Rosemary Lorrimar
Preceded by John Madigan
Succeeded by Office abolished
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Western Metropolitan Region
Assumed office
29 November 2014
Personal details
Born Rachel Carling
(1975-09-02) 2 September 1975
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political party Independent (2018-)
Other political
affiliations		 Conservatives (2017-2018)
Democratic Labour (until 2017)
Spouse(s) Gary Jenkins
(m. 2005; div. 2016)
Children 1
Alma mater James Cook University
Occupation Welfare worker
(Department of Health & Human Services)
Profession Public servant
Politician
Website http://www.rachelmp.com.au/

Rachel Carling-Jenkins (née Carling) (born 2 September 1975) is an Australian politician. She was elected as a Democratic Labour Party (DLP) member in the Western Metropolitan Region of the Victorian Legislative Council at the 2014 state election.[1][2] On 26 June 2017, Carling-Jenkins resigned from the DLP to join Cory Bernardi's Australian Conservatives.[3][4][5] Carling-Jenkins said of the move, “I think it’s time for minor parties, like-minded parties, to unite because the conservative vote has been fractured."[6] On 3 August 2018 Carling-Jenkins quit the Australian Conservatives.[7]

Jenkins has asked why money is being allocated preferentially to one side of the debate during the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey.[8][9]

Carling-Jenkins has a Ph.D. in Social Science; she has worked as an academic and social worker, before unsuccessfully contesting La Trobe in the 2013 Federal Election for the DLP. Carling-Jenkins is the author of Disability and Social Movements,[10] which was published in November 2014.

In Carling-Jenkins' inaugural parliamentary speech, she described herself as a social justice campaigner, committed to raising awareness about gender selection abortions, cracking down on the sex industry, and rights and care for the disabled and elderly.[3]

In a speech to the Victorian Legislative Council in September 2017, Carling-Jenkins disclosed that her former husband had been convicted and imprisoned for possession of child pornography, describing her shock at discovering the material on his computer and how she had reported him to the police.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "Western Metropolitan Region". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  2. ↑ "Dr Rachel Carling-Jenkins". Parliament of Victoria.
  3. 1 2 "Cory Bernardi strikes again, luring another MP to his Australian Conservatives". Smh.com.au. 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  4. ↑ "Cory Bernardi's Australian Conservatives secures Victorian DLP MP Rachel Carling-Jenkins". Abc.net.au. 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  5. ↑ "Victorian MP Rachel Carling-Jenkins set to defect to Australian Conservatives party". News.com.au. 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  6. ↑ "DLP MP Rachel Carling-Jenkins joins Australian Conservatives". HeraldSun.com.au. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  7. ↑ "It's over: Cory Bernardi's only Victorian MP sensationally quits". smh.com.au. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Australian Conservatives say no need for LGBTI community support". OutInPerth. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Conservatives critical of Andrews Government's plebiscite preferential treatment". Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  10. ↑ Carling-Jenkins, Rachel (2014). Disability and social movements : learning from Australian experiences. ISBN 9781472446336.
  11. ↑ "Australian politician reveals husband's child porn conviction". 7 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.


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