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Jen Butler
MP
Member of the Tasmanian Parliament
for Lyons
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 March 2018
Serving with 6 others
Shadow portfolios
Since 2025
Willie Shadow Ministry
2025–Shadow Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services
2025–Shadow Minister for Corrections and Rehabilitation
2025–Shadow Minister for Veterans Affairs
2025–Shadow Minister for Transport
Personal details
Born1972 or 1973 (age 52–53)[1]
Political partyLabor Party
Parent
Websitewww.jenbutlermp.com.au

Jenna Anna Butler is an Australian politician. She was first elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly for the Labor Party in the Division of Lyons at the 2018 state election.[2][3]

Political career

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Butler was re-elected at the 2025 Tasmanian state election.[4]

On 19 August 2025, following the 2025 state election, Butler was nominated as the Labor candidate for speaker of the House of Assembly, contesting the election against Liberal candidate Jacquie Petrusma.[5] She lost this election, with Petrusma winning in a landside of 25 to 10 votes.[6] Later that same day after failing to secure the speakership, Labor nominated her for the position of Chair of Committees, in an elected against Greens candidate Helen Burnet. She too lost this vote in a landslide, with Burnet being elected with a vote of 21 to Butler's 12.[7]

In the 2025 Tasmanian Labor Party leadership election, Butler was one of 9 Labor members that unsuccessfully voted to retain Dean Winter as Labor leader.[8]

Early life

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Prior to her election, she worked for Lyons MPs Michael Polley and David Llewellyn.[9]

She is the daughter of former Tasmanian MP Heather Butler.[2]

She is married to her husband David and has three children.[9]

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References

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  1. ^ Bailey, Sue (13 August 2020). "Why sisters-in-law Jo Palmer and Jen Butler put family before politics". The Examiner.
  2. ^ a b "Antony Green - Lyons". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Jenna (Jen) Butler". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Tasmania Election 2025 Results". www.abc.net.au. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  5. ^ Parliament of Tasmania (18 August 2025). House of Assembly. Retrieved 19 August 2025 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ "Breaking: Jacquie Petrusma chosen as speaker as Tasmanian parliament returns". ABC News. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  7. ^ Parliament of Tasmania (18 August 2025). House of Assembly. Retrieved 19 August 2025 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/tasmanian-labor-party-jumps-to-the-left-after-rocky-election-outcome/news-story/03c03f7e7491a6effd8763dc5be8fdb5
  9. ^ a b "Jen Butler MP". Tasmanian Labor. Australian Labor Party. Retrieved 13 June 2025.


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