The Right Honourable Dr Jane Lomax-Smith AM, Lord Mayor of Adelaide – ‘Visions for the City of Adelaide’

Jane Lomax-Smith is a Pathologist, with a career in research and clinical medicine. She trained in London and has worked in Boston and Adelaide, where she gained a PhD in immunology.

Jane has run hospital departments and private practices, including her own. She is a staunch supporter of conservation of heritage buildings and the Adelaide Park Lands.

Jane has held elected office as a City Councillor, Lord Mayor and was the Member for Adelaide in the State Parliament, where she was also the Minister for Education, Minister for Tourism and Minister for Employment, Training, Further Education, Science and Information Technology.

She has written Commonwealth and State Government reports for university funding and the future of Leigh Creek. Jane is now the Chair of the Teachers Registration Board and Chair of the Don Dunstan Foundation, which researches and promotes ideas on a range of social justice issues.