| The Honourable Jane Aagaard MLA | |
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Speaker of the
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
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In office 2005 – Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | Loraine Braham |
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| Constituency | Electoral division of Nightcliff |
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| Born | 1956 Melbourne, Victoria |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Political party | ALP |
| Alma mater | Somerville & QUT |
| Occupation | Speaker, Member for Nightcliff |
| Profession | Public Relations |
| Religion | Uniting Church |
Jane Lesley Aagaard is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since 2001, representing the Darwin-based electorate of Nightcliff. She has been the Speaker of the Assembly since June 2005. Aagaard previously served as Health Minister from 2001 to 2003.[1]
Jane Lesley Aagaard was born in Melbourne, Victoria in 1956, to John Stuart McIntosh and Jean Brown. She moved to Brisbane, Queensland at the age of seven, where she was educated at Somerville House, a school for girls in South Brisbane.[2]
In 1986, she accepted a position with the Northern Territory Department of Mines and Energy, and settled with her husband in Darwin.
Aagaard also became heavily involved in many aspects of the Darwin community. She helped found the Brolga Awards and Northern Territory Sports Awards, and continued organising both presentations for several years. Not long before entering parliament, she had also organised the city's commemoration of its bombing by Japanese forces during World War II.[3]
| Preceded by Loraine Braham |
Speaker
of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly 2005–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Stephen Hatton |
Member for Nightcliff 2001–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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