Jackie Kelly's struggle to balance motherhood and work as a Howard government minister

By Jayne Anderson
August 28 2015 - 11:45pm
Jackie Kelly was in federal parliament from 1996 to 2007. Here she is in the midst of the 1998 election campaign. Photo: Robert Pearce
Jackie Kelly was in federal parliament from 1996 to 2007. Here she is in the midst of the 1998 election campaign. Photo: Robert Pearce
Jackie Kellyin 2014. Photo: Gene Ramirez
Jackie Kellyin 2014. Photo: Gene Ramirez
Jackie Kelly and her husband, Gary Clark, at one stage employed two nannies to help look after their two children. Photo: Tanya Lake
Jackie Kelly and her husband, Gary Clark, at one stage employed two nannies to help look after their two children. Photo: Tanya Lake
Jackie Kelly, right, with then prime minister John Howard on the campaign trail of the 1998 election. Photo: Mike Bowers
Jackie Kelly, right, with then prime minister John Howard on the campaign trail of the 1998 election. Photo: Mike Bowers

Jackie Kelly was the first woman to have a baby while serving as a minister in Australia's federal parliament. She was the minister for sport and tourism from 2001–2004 in former prime minister John Howard's government.