Jane Gerick
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Jane Gerick | |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Canning | |
| In office 3 October 1998 – 10 November 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Ricky Johnston |
| Succeeded by | Don Randall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 April 1963 |
| Died | 25 December 2003 (aged 40) |
| Party | Australian Labor Party |
Jane Frances Gerick (23 April 1963 – 25 December 2003) was an Australian politician. She served for one term as a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1998 to 2001, representing the division of Canning, Western Australia.[1]
Gerick was born on 23 April 1963 in Meekatharra, Western Australia.[2] Her father, whom she described in her maiden speech as "one of the major influences on my life", died when she was a teenager. She grew up in the remote mining town of Wiluna.[3]
Gerick completed the degree of Bachelor of Education at Curtin University and a diploma in teaching at the Western Australian College of Advanced Education. She worked as a schoolteacher from 1984 to 1990,[2] then was the owner of the City Business College, an adult training provider in Perth.[3]
