Jason is the Minister for Education and has represented the Blaxland electorate of western Sydney since 2007.

Jason was born and raised in western Sydney where he attended Cabramatta Public School and Canley Vale High School before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales.

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.

Jason has been fighting for local issues since 2007 and has delivered more funding for local schools, cheaper medicines, three new free Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, hospital funding, money off energy bills and cheaper child care for local families.

As Education Minister, he has wiped $3 billion of student debt for 3 million students, worked with states and territories to get every school to full and fair funding and made child care cheaper for every Australian family.

In his first speech, he said, “Our education system is the most powerful cause for good in this country. Run well, it can ensure that every child has the opportunity to reach their potential.”

"It is the great equaliser in an unequal world. If we are serious about equal opportunity for men and women, for rich and poor, for Indigenous and multicultural Australia, then let it begin with the youngest Australians."