Carolyn Jakobsen

Carolyn Jakobsen
Member of the Australian Parliament for Cowan
In office 1 December 1984 – 13 March 1993
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Richard Evans
Personal details
Born	11 September 1947 (1947-09-11) (age 64) Auckland, New Zealand
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Occupation	Electorate secretary

Carolyn Anne Jakobsen (born 11 September 1947) is a retired Australian politician. Born in Auckland, New Zealand, she was an electorate secretary and ministerial officer before entering politics. In 1984, she was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for the new seat of Cowan. Her election was the second time a woman had been elected to the House from Western Australia (the first was Wendy Fatin in 1983). She held Cowan until her defeat in 1993.^[1]

References

^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia. Retrieved 2008-07-28.

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by New seat	Member for Cowan 1984 – 1993	Succeeded by Richard Evans

Persondata
Name	Jakobsen, Carolyn Anne
Alternative names
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	11 September 1947
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Date of death
Place of death