Jeannette Jolley

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Jeannette Jolley (1949-present), politician, author and teacher was born in the Netherlands and migrated with her family to Australia in 1953, where she completed her training as a high school science teacher in Melbourne.

During the 1970s, Jeannette married and had two children, before moving to South Australia in 1980, Jeannette joined the Australian Democrats and stood unsuccessfully for the state seat of Murray-Mallee in 1989. Despite being unsuccessful, she increased the party's vote five-fold.

Jeannette moved to Canberra in 1992, where she has authored several secondary school text books, and ran in the 2001 Australian Capital Territory election, again for the Democrats. In this election, Jeannette came within several hundred votes of being elected to the seat of Brindabella.

Jeannette stood for the Australian Progressive Alliance, under the guidance of incumbent Senator Meg Lees, in the October 2004 election for an ACT Senate seat with running mate Ryan Deebank. The APA did not poll well nationally, with Jeannette and Ryan receiving 0.5% of the ACT vote.

[edit] Books by Jeannette Jolley

  • The Kidnapping of Jamie Lawson, Blake Education; First Edition (July, 2005). ISBN 1-86509-749-7
  • Everyday Science 2, Instant Lessons; First Edition (2004). ISBN 1-86509-727-6
  • Everyday Science 1, Instant Lessons; First Edition (2004). ISBN 1-86509-726-8
  • Forensic Science for High Schools 4, with John Powrie, Instant Lessons; First Edition (2003). ISBN 1-86509-696-2
  • Forensic Science for High Schools 3, with John Powrie, Instant Lessons; First Edition (2003). ISBN 1-86509-695-4
  • Forensic Science for High Schools 2, with John Powrie, Emerald City Books; First Edition (2000). ISBN 1-876133-77-5
  • Forensic Science for High Schools 1, with John Powrie, Emerald City Books; First Edition (2000). ISBN 1-876133-76-7