Jo Palmer
Template:Short description Template:Redirect-distinguish Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Joanne Lesley Palmer (née Dick, formerly Cornish; born 10 April 1971) is an Australian politician and former television journalist and newsreader.
Palmer was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, and moved to Tasmania as a baby after being adopted by an Australian family.[1][2]
Originally employed by the station in Hobart as a journalist, she is a former Miss Tasmania and in 1993 she was awarded Miss Australia.[3] She presented the hour-long Nightly News on 7 Tasmania,[4] until leaving 7 Tasmania after 18 years to spend more time with her family.
Palmer was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council for the division of Rosevears at the 2020 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election, representing the Liberal Party.[5]
In April 2022, Palmer was elevated to cabinet and was appointed as Minister for Primary Industries and Water, Minister for Disability Services and Minister for Women.[6]
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