Jacqui Boydell
Jacqueline Ellen Boydell was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council as a Nationals member for Mining and Pastoral region at the 2013 state election. Prior to her election, Boydell was state director of the WA Nationals and previously served as the parliamentary executive officer for the party.
She was born and raised in Carnarvon, and returned there after studying media journalism at WAAPA. She then worked as a radio announcer and in human resources for a major mining operation. Her career has included roles at Centrelink Carnarvon, the Carnarvon Civic Centre and the Northern Guardian Newspaper.
Following the 2017 state election, which resulted in Nationals leader Brendon Grylls losing his seat, Deputy Leader Mia Davies was confirmed as the new party leader with Boydell confirmed as her Deputy Leader, a historic landmark in WA political history.
