Jane Howlett

{{Short description|Australian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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| honorific-prefix = The Honourable

| name = Jane Howlett

| honorific-suffix = MP

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| office = Minister for Primary Industries and Water

| term_start = 11 April 2024

| term_end =

| predecessor = Jo Palmer

| successor =

| premier = Jeremy Rockliff

| office1 = Minister for Racing

| term_start1 = 11 April 2024

| premier1 = Jeremy Rockliff

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| predecessor1 = Felix Ellis

| successor1 =

| office2 = Minister for Hospitality and Small Business

| termstart2 = 11 April 2024

| premier2 = Jeremy Rockliff

| preceded2 = Madeleine Ogilvie

| constituency_AM3 = Lyons

| assembly3 = Tasmanian House of

| term_start3 = 23 March 2024

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| office4 = Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Prosser

| term_start4 = 5 May 2018

| term_end4 = 27 January 2024

| predecessor4 = Division created

| successor4 = Kerry Vincent

| party = Liberal Party

| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|30|2006}}{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/LC/Inaugural/ISHowlettJane|title=Inaugural Speech|last=Howlett|first=Jane|date=12 June 2018}}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| birth_place = Richmond, Tasmania, Australia

| spouse = Sergei Nester{{cite web|title=Around the traps|url=https://www.hutchins.tas.edu.au/assets/HutchinsMBJuly2009.pdf|website=Magenta & Black|publisher=Hutchins School|accessdate=15 May 2018}}

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Jane Colleen Howlett is an Australian politician, who was a Liberal member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for the division of Prosser and is now member for the Division of Lyons.{{cite news|title=Liberal's Jane Howlett wins new Tasmanian seat of Prosser|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-15/tas-liberal-candidate-jane-howlett-new-mp-for-prosser/9764196|accessdate=15 May 2018|work=ABC News|date=15 May 2018|language=en-AU}}

After Peter Gutwein became Premier in January 2020, Howlett was promoted to his cabinet as Minister for Sport and Recreation and Minister for Racing. After the 2021 Tasmanian state election in May 2021, she was additionally appointed Minister for Small Business and Minister for Women in the Second Gutwein Ministry. A reshuffle of the cabinet on 17 February 2022 resulted in Howlett also becoming Minister for Disability Services, Minister for Hospitality and Events, but losing the sports portfolio to Nic Street.{{cite Tas Parliament |id=howlett_J_LC_792 Jane Howlett |access-date=26 July 2022}} However, a week later on 25 February, Howlett resigned from the cabinet, citing "personal reasons after the death of her brother", who died the day the Second Gutwein Ministry was sworn in.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-25/tasmanian-minister-jane-howlett-resigns/100860740|title=Tasmania's Racing Minister Jane Howlett resigns from state cabinet|publisher=ABC News|date=25 February 2022}} She has stated she would remain a member of parliament. Her portfolios were taken over by Madeleine Ogilvie later that week.

Howlett stood down as the Member for Prosser to stand as a Liberal candidate in the Lyons at the 2024 Tasmanian state election.,{{cite news |title=Liberals Announce Candidate Line-up |url=https://tasmaniantimes.com/2024/02/liberals-announce-candidate-line-up/ |access-date=24 February 2024 |work=Tasmanian Times |date=20 February 2024}} Howlett was subsequently elected, with the third highest primary vote in the division.{{cite web | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/tas/2024/guide/lyon | title=Lyons - TAS Electorate, Candidates, Results | website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation | date=4 April 2024 }}