About Jenny Ware

It is an honour and privilege to serve the electorate of Hughes within the Federal Parliament.

On 16 June 2022, I was elected the Federal Member for Hughes in the 47th Parliament of Australia.  I am humbled by the support and well-wishes afforded to me by the Hughes community during the election and following the declaration of polls.

I am a lawyer by profession. My legal career started with a paralegal role in planning, environmental and local government law at Abbott Tout. I stayed within that sector throughout my career achieving partnership at Piper Alderman and Specialist Consultant at Gilbert + Tobin before moving into to leading teams in local government (Hurstville City then Georges River Council). My legal career has given me a detailed understanding of the importance of proper planning of our cities, housing affordability, balancing environmental and economic priorities to deliver infrastructure and services to the community.

More recently, I have worked in-house in local government at Hurstville City then as part of an Executive Team as Director of Legal Services and General Counsel at Georges River Council to deliver the State Government’s Council amalgamation policy from 2016.

My work has been predominantly within the NSW Land & Environment Court’s jurisdiction, the first specialist environmental superior court established in 1980. The Court has become a model for environmental protection, because its specialist nature and the combination of judicial and administrative functions have continued to be regarded as critical to the proper enforcement of planning and environmental law.

Having been elected on 21 May 2022 as the MP for Hughes, I am committed to the Hughes electorate, keeping the current Government to account and developing policies, using skills developed throughout my legal career to assist to make Hughes and Australia overall better places to live, work and play.

I am a life-long resident of the Sutherland Shire.  My husband Michael and I chose this area to raise our twin sons, James and Nicholas.  I am passionate about giving back, having been a volunteer with the Sylvanvale Foundation as well as President of the Gymea Bay Community Preschool and Gymea Bay P&C Association.