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Hon Michelle Lensink

Member
Legislative Council

About Me

Full Name
Jacqueline (Michelle) Michelle Ann Lensink
Party
Liberal Party
Positions
Shadow Minister for Housing
Shadow Minister for Human Services
Shadow Minister for Planning
Shadow Minister for Women and the Prevention of Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence
Electorate
Member
House
Legislative Council
Date Elected
26 June 2003
Education
2003 Master of Business Administration, University of Adelaide
1991 Bachelor of Applied Science in Physiotherapy, University of South Australia
Prior Employment
2002-2003 Executive Officer, Aged Care Association of Australia, SA (formerly ANHECA); 1998-2002 Ministerial Adviser to Hon Robert Lawson QC MLC, South Australian Government ; 1994-1996 Policy Researcher to Federal Member for Sturt, former Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Social Security (with responsibility for Child Support policy); 1991-1994 Physiotherapist, Repatriation General Hospital
Public Activities
Public and Community Activities

MBA Alumni Association, University of Adelaide
National Trust of South Australia
University of South Australia Alumni Association
Asia Pacific Business Council for Women
Commonwealth Club
Australian Institute of International Affairs
Stirling District Residents Association Inc
The Nora Heysen Foundation Inc
Australian Biotechnology Students Association (ABSA)
Business and Professional Women (BPW)
Australian Federation of University Women
Friend of the Art Gallery of South Australia
Hills Disability Housing Association
Friend of the Helpmann Academy
Friend of the South Australian Women’s Trust
Friends of the Stirling Library
Business and Parliamentary Trust
Young Women’s Christian Association

Committee and Organisational Roles

Lead Presenter, International Democratic Union Young Leaders’ Forum
Presenter, 3rd Asia Pacific Young Leaders Conference, Taiwan
Adelaide 21 – Capital City Steering Committee
Secondary Students Assessment Board (SSABSA), Politics Subject Advisory Committee
Premier’s Constitutional Taskforce
Constitutional Centenary Foundation Schools Conventions Organising Group
Adelaide University Alumni Debater
Inaugural Member, South Australian Youth Political Forum
Co-organiser, Youth Environment Forum
Chair, Public Youth Forum, Mt Barker

For more information about Michelle Lensink, please visit her website at:
www.michellelensink.com

Electoral History

Date
District
House
Party
Reason (if retired)
26 Jun 2003 - Current
Member
Legislative Council
Liberal Party

Offices Held

19 Aug 2024 - Current
Shadow Minister for Housing
19 Aug 2024 - Current
Shadow Minister for Human Services
19 Aug 2024 - Current
Shadow Minister for Women and the Prevention of Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence
21 Apr 2022 - Current
Shadow Minister for Planning
21 Apr 2022 - 19 Aug 2024
Shadow Minister for Housing Affordability and Urban Development
21 Apr 2022 - 19 Aug 2024
Shadow Minister for Social and Community Housing
21 Apr 2022 - 19 Aug 2024
Shadow Minister for Women
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Ministerial Appointments

22 Mar 2018 - 21 Mar 2022
Member of the Executive Council
22 Mar 2018 - 21 Mar 2022
Minister for Human Services
25 Jan 2017 - 17 Mar 2018
Shadow Minister for Human Services
02 Apr 2014 - 24 Jan 2017
Shadow Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation
02 Apr 2014 - 24 Jan 2017
Shadow Minister for the Status of Women
02 Apr 2014 - 24 Jan 2017
Shadow Minister for Water and the River Murray
08 Feb 2013 - 02 Apr 2014
Shadow Minister for Sustainability and the Environment
07 Apr 2010 - 08 Dec 2011
Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs
20 Jul 2009 - 08 Dec 2011
Shadow Minister for Environment & Conservation
20 Jul 2009 - 08 Dec 2011
Shadow Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change
20 Jul 2009 - 08 Dec 2011
Shadow Minister for Youth
27 Apr 2009 - 19 Jul 2009
Assisting the Shadow Minister for Environment & Conservation
27 Apr 2009 - 19 Jul 2009
Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Development
23 Sep 2008 - 26 Apr 2009
Assisting Shadow Minister for Transport
23 Sep 2008 - 26 Apr 2009
Shadow Minister for Security and Infrastructure
23 Sep 2008 - 19 Jul 2009
Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs
23 Sep 2008 - 19 Jul 2009
Shadow Minister for Gambling
23 Sep 2008 - 19 Jul 2009
Shadow Minister for Government Enterprises
26 Jan 2008 - 24 Jan 2017
Deputy Leader in the Legislative Council
18 Apr 2007 - 23 Sep 2008
Assisting Shadow Minister for Health
18 Apr 2007 - 23 Sep 2008
Shadow Minister for Environment & Conservation
18 Apr 2007 - 23 Sep 2008
Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse
18 Apr 2007 - 08 Dec 2011
Shadow Minister for the Status of Women
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Committee Membership

17 May 2023 - Current
07 Jul 2022 - Current
Shadow Minister for Housing- Health Services in South Australia
15 Jun 2022 - Current
18 May 2022 - Current
Shadow Minister for Housing- Budget and Finance Committee
03 May 2022 - Current
18 Feb 2020 - 07 Apr 2020
Shadow Minister for Housing- Poverty in South Australia
07 Jun 2018 - 19 Feb 2022
06 Jul 2017 - 19 Dec 2017
09 Sep 2015 - Current
03 Jun 2015 - 08 Aug 2017
Shadow Minister for Housing- Skills for All Program
06 May 2014 - 02 May 2018
24 Jul 2013 - 15 Feb 2014
Shadow Minister for Housing- St Clair Land Swap
14 Feb 2012 - 15 Feb 2014
Shadow Minister for Housing- Budget and Finance Committee
19 Oct 2011 - Current
Shadow Minister for Housing- Land Uses on LeFevre Peninsula
18 May 2011 - 26 Nov 2013
Shadow Minister for Housing- Marine Parks in South Australia
24 Nov 2010 - 23 Jul 2013
Shadow Minister for Housing- Disability Services Funding
06 May 2010 - 05 May 2014
25 Mar 2009 - 01 Dec 2009
09 Apr 2008 - 25 Nov 2008
Shadow Minister for Housing- Impact of Peak Oil on South Australia
02 Apr 2008 - 03 Feb 2009
24 Apr 2007 - 05 May 2010
02 May 2006 - 23 Apr 2007
02 May 2006 - 23 Apr 2007
Shadow Minister for Housing- Statutory Authorities Review Committee
12 Dec 2005 - Current
22 Oct 2003 - 06 Apr 2005
Shadow Minister for Housing- Status of Fathers in South Australia
09 Jul 2003 - 01 May 2006
Shadow Minister for Housing- Social Development Committee
09 Jul 2003 - Current
Shadow Minister for Housing- Printing Committee
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Acknowledgement of Country

The Parliament of South Australia acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners of this country throughout Australia, and their connection to land and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures and to the Elders both past and present.