| Party | Greens |
|---|---|
| Other party | What Women Want (2007) |
| Birth name | Emma-Jane Davidson |
| Birth date | 1974 (age 52–53) |
| 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 |
| Honorific suffix | MLA |
| Office 2 | Minister for Disability |
| Leader 2 | Andrew Barr |
| Predecessor 2 | Suzanne Orr |
| Successor 2 | Rachel Stephen-Smith |
| Term start 2 | 4 November 2020 |
| Term end 2 | 12 December 2023 |
| Office 3 | Minister for Mental Health |
| Leader 3 | Andrew Barr |
| Predecessor 3 | Shane Rattenbury |
| Successor 3 | Rachel Stephen-Smith |
| Term start 3 | 4 November 2020 |
| Term end 3 | 5 November 2024 |
| Office 4 | Minister for Justice Health |
| Leader 4 | Andrew Barr |
| Term start 4 | 4 November 2020 |
| Term end 4 | 12 December 2023 |
| Predecessor 4 | Shane Rattenbury[a] |
| Successor 4 | Herself[a] |
| Office 5 | Minister for Corrections and Justice Health |
| Leader 5 | Andrew Barr |
| Term start 5 | 12 December 2023 |
| Term end 5 | 5 November 2024 |
| Predecessor 5 | Mick Gentleman[b] Herself[c] |
| Successor 5 | Marisa Paterson[b] |
| Office 6 | Minister for Population Health |
| Term start 6 | 12 December 2023 |
| Term end 6 | 5 November 2024 |
| Leader 6 | Andrew Barr |
| Predecessor 6 | Position established |
| Successor 6 | Position abolished |
| Office 7 | Assistant Minister for Families and Community Services |
| Term start 7 | 4 November 2020 |
| Term end 7 | 17 February 2021 |
| Leader 7 | Andrew Barr |
| Predecessor 7 | Rachel Stephen-Smith[d] Suzanne Orr[e] |
| Successor 7 | Herself[f] |
| Office 8 | Assistant Minister for Seniors, Veterans, Families and Community Services |
| Leader 8 | Andrew Barr |
| Term start 8 | 17 February 2021 |
| Term end 8 | 12 December 2023 |
| Predecessor 8 | Herself[g] |
| Successor 8 | Herself[h] Rachel Stephen-Smith[i] |
| Office 9 | Minister for Community Services, Seniors and Veterans |
| Term start 9 | 12 December 2023 |
| Term end 9 | 5 November 2024 |
| Leader 9 | Andrew Barr |
| Predecessor 9 | Herself[f] |
| Successor 9 | Suzanne Orr[j] |
Emma-Jane Davidson (born 1974)[1] is an Australian politician, and former Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly representing the ACT Greens.[2]
Before entering politics, Davidson's career focused on advocacy for women, including as convenor of the Women's Electoral Lobby.[3]
At the 2020 Australian Capital Territory election, Davidson won one of the five seats in the electorate of Murrumbidgee.[2]
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.[4] On 17 February 2021, her Assistant Minister portfolio expanded to Seniors, Veterans, Families and Community Services.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
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.[8]
References
- ^ "Emma Davidson". smartvote Australia. Australian National University
- ^ "ACT Election 2020 Results". ABC News
- ^ "Emma Davidson". The RiotACT. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- ^ "New Cabinet for the 10th ACT Legislative Assembly". Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ "Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Ministerial Appointment 2021 (No 1) | HTML view". ACT Legislation Register. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ "Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Ministerial Appointment 2023 (No 1) | HTML view". ACT Legislation Register. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ "'Extraordinary achievement': ACT Labor wins seventh consecutive term in government". ABC News. 2024-10-19. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- ^ "IDEATE". IDEATE. 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
Notes
- ^ As Minister for Corrections and Justice Health.
- ^ As Minister for Corrections.
- ^ As Minister for Justice Health.
- ^ As Minister for Children, Youth and Families.
- ^ As Minister for Community Services and Facilities.
- ^ As Assistant Minister for Seniors, Veterans, Families and Community Services.
- ^ As Assistant Minister for Families and Community Services.
- ^ As Minister for Community Services, Seniors and Veterans.
- ^ As Minister for Children, Youth and Family Services.
- ^ As Minister for Disability, Carers and Community Services, and as Minister for Seniors and Veterans.