Preceded by Ruth Sutton Constituency A Ward | Majority 15.74% Succeeded by Vanessa Moskal Nationality Australian | |
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Jason George Falinski (born 24 August 1970) is an Australian politician who was elected as the Member for Mackellar in the Australian House of Representatives at the 2016 Australian election.
Background
Of Polish and Russian-Jewish descent, Falinski's family emigrated to Australia and settled in Collaroy on the Northern Beaches in 1946.
Falinski was a president of the New South Wales branch of the Young Liberals in 1994–1995. and formerly sat on Warringah Council (elected September 2008) He was formerly the chief executive of CareWell Health.
Falinski has been involved in non-parliamentary politics for more than twenty years, including as an adviser to former Liberal leaders John Hewson and Barry O'Farrell, was a spokesperson for the Australian Republican Movement.
In April 2016, Falinski won a preselection battle over the incumbent member, Bronwyn Bishop, to represent the Liberal Party of Australia at the 2016 Australian election in the Division of Mackellar.