Jason is the Minister for Education and has represented the Blaxland electorate of Western Sydney since 2007.
He has previously served as a Minister in the Rudd and Gillard Labor Governments, where he was Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for Justice, Minister for Defence Materiel and Cabinet Secretary.
Before entering Parliament, Jason was the Manager of Corporate Relations at Transurban and a Senior Adviser to the Premier of NSW, the Hon. Bob Carr. He has a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of NSW.
He attended Cabramatta Public School and Canley Vale High School. Jason’s most important job is being Louise’s husband and Atticus and Jack’s dad.