Jo Briskey
Australian politician
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Joanna Leigh Briskey is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Parliament for the Division of Maribyrnong after winning the seat in the 2025 Australian federal election.[1]
Jo Briskey | |
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Briskey in 2025 | |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Maribyrnong | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Shorten |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Labor |
| Spouse | Ravi |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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| Occupation | Advocate, Psychologist, Trade Unionist |
| Website | jobriskey |
She ran in the 2012 Queensland state election as Labor's candidate in Cleveland, previously held by her father Darryl Briskey.[2] She is a member of the Labor Left.[3]
Before entering Parliament she was a national coordinator with the United Workers Union.[4]
Briskey serves on the House of Representatives Standing Committee: Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport. As well as on the Joint Standing Committees: Trade and Investment Growth, and Treaties.[5]
She is a member of the United Workers Union, Electrical Trades Union, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, and the Community and Public Sector Union.[5]
