{{short description|Australian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | birth_place = | profession = | occupation = | spouse = | relations = | party = Greens | other_party = What Women Want (2007) | citizenship = | birth_name = Emma-Jane Davidson | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1974}} | name = Emma Davidson | term_end = 19 October 2024 | term_start = 17 October 2020 | assembly = Australian Capital Territory Legislative | constituency_AM = Murrumbidgee | predecessor = Caroline Le Couteur | successor = Fiona Carrick | caption = | alt = | image = Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly Emma-Jane Davidson.png | honorific_suffix = MLA | children = | office2 = Minister for Disability | leader2 = Andrew Barr | predecessor2 = Suzanne Orr | successor2 = Rachel Stephen-Smith | term_start2 = 4 November 2020 | term_end2 = 12 December 2023 | office3 = Minister for Mental Health | leader3 = Andrew Barr | predecessor3 = Shane Rattenbury | successor3 = Rachel Stephen-Smith | term_start3 = 4 November 2020 | term_end3 = 5 November 2024 | office4 = Minister for Justice Health | leader4 = Andrew Barr | term_start4 = 4 November 2020 | term_end4 = 12 December 2023 | predecessor4 = Shane Rattenbury{{efn|name=fn1|As Minister for Corrections and Justice Health.}} | successor4 = Herself{{efn|name=fn1}} | office5 = Minister for Corrections and Justice Health | leader5 = Andrew Barr | term_start5 = 12 December 2023 | term_end5 = 5 November 2024 | predecessor5 = Mick Gentleman{{efn|name=fn2|As Minister for Corrections.}}<br>Herself{{efn|As Minister for Justice Health.}} | successor5 = Marisa Paterson{{efn|name=fn2}} | office6 = Minister for Population Health | term_start6 = 12 December 2023 | term_end6 = 5 November 2024 | leader6 = Andrew Barr | predecessor6 = Position established | successor6 = Position abolished | office7 = Assistant Minister for Families and Community Services | term_start7 = 4 November 2020 | term_end7 = 17 February 2021 | leader7 = Andrew Barr | predecessor7 = Rachel Stephen-Smith{{efn|As Minister for Children, Youth and Families.}}<br>Suzanne Orr{{efn|As Minister for Community Services and Facilities.}} | successor7 = Herself{{efn|name=fn3|As Assistant Minister for Seniors, Veterans, Families and Community Services.}} | office8 = Assistant Minister for Seniors, Veterans, Families and Community Services | leader8 = Andrew Barr | term_start8 = 17 February 2021 | term_end8 = 12 December 2023 | predecessor8 = Herself{{efn|As Assistant Minister for Families and Community Services.}} | successor8 = Herself{{efn|As Minister for Community Services, Seniors and Veterans.}}<br>Rachel Stephen-Smith{{efn|As Minister for Children, Youth and Family Services.}} | office9 = Minister for Community Services, Seniors and Veterans | term_start9 = 12 December 2023 | term_end9 = 5 November 2024 | leader9 = Andrew Barr | predecessor9 = Herself{{efn|name=fn3}} | successor9 = Suzanne Orr{{efn|As Minister for Disability, Carers and Community Services, and as Minister for Seniors and Veterans.}} }}
'''Emma-Jane Davidson''' (born 1974)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://act.smartvote.org/en/profiles/candidate/W6GMDYxqHuoar18U0Vwh/1|title=Emma Davidson|work=smartvote Australia|publisher=Australian National University}}</ref> is an Australian politician, and former Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly representing the ACT Greens.<ref name=":0" />
Before entering politics, Davidson's career focused on advocacy for women, including as convenor of the Women's Electoral Lobby.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Emma Davidson|url=https://the-riotact.com/author/emma-davidson|access-date=2020-10-19|website=The RiotACT|language=en}}</ref>
At the 2020 Australian Capital Territory election, Davidson won one of the five seats in the electorate of Murrumbidgee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=ACT Election 2020 Results|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/act/2020/guide/murr|website=ABC News|language=en-AU}}</ref>
In the Third Barr ministry, she held a number of ministerial portfolios. In its original arrangement, she was Assistant Minister for Families and Community Services, and Minister for Disability, for Justice Health, and for Mental Health.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=New Cabinet for the 10th ACT Legislative Assembly |url=https://www.cmtedd.act.gov.au/open_government/inform/act_government_media_releases/barr/2020/new-cabinet-for-the-10th-act-legislative-assembly |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate |language=en}}</ref> On 17 February 2021, her Assistant Minister portfolio expanded to Seniors, Veterans, Families and Community Services.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Ministerial Appointment 2021 (No 1) {{!}} HTML view |url=https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/View/ni/2021-85/20210217-75926/html/2021-85.html |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=ACT Legislation Register}}</ref> On 12 December 2023, there was a cabinet reshuffle, in which Davidson lost the Disability portfolio to Labor's Rachel Stephen-Smith, but became Minister for Population Health.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Ministerial Appointment 2023 (No 1) {{!}} HTML view |url=https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/View/ni/2023-808/20231212-82786/html/2023-808.html |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=ACT Legislation Register}}</ref> In the same reshuffle, her Justice Health portfolio expanded to Corrections and Justice Health, and she became the Minister for Community Services, Seniors and Veterans.
Davidson lost her seat at the 2024 Australian Capital Territory election to independent Fiona Carrick.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-10-19 |title='Extraordinary achievement': ACT Labor wins seventh consecutive term in government |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-19/act-election-vote-labor-wins/104493488 |access-date=2024-10-20 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref>
She is currently Program Director of the IDEATE Program at the Australian National University, which aims to make systemic change in the university sector to increase diversity in technology education in Australia.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=2025 |title=IDEATE |url=https://ideate.community/ |website=IDEATE |location= |publisher= |access-date=21 September 2025}}</ref>
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