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| name = Jerome Laxale
| honorific-suffix = [[Australian House of Representatives|MP]]
| image = John Monash Centre 2022 (Laxale cropped).jpg
| office1 = Member of the [[Australian House of Representatives|Australian Parliament]] for [[Division of Bennelong|Bennelong]]
| term_start1 = [[2022 Australian federal election|21 May 2022]]
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| predecessor1 = [[John Alexander (Australian politician)|John Alexander]]
| successor1 =
| office2 = 55th [[Mayor of Ryde]]
| deputy2 = [[Christopher Gordon (composer)|Christopher Gordon]]<br />Simon Zhou<br />Peter Kim<br />Roy Maggio
| term_start2 = 26 September 2017
| term_end2 = 11 January 2022
| predecessor2 = Bill Pickering
| successor2 = [[Jordan Lane (politician)|Jordan Lane]]
| deputy3 = Roy Maggio
| term_start3 = 8 September 2015
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| predecessor3 = Bill Pickering
| successor3 = Bill Pickering
| office4 = Councillor of the [[City of Ryde]]<br />for [[City of Ryde#Council|West Ward]]
| term_start4 = 8 September 2012
| term_end4 = 22 July 2022
| successor4 = Justin Li
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|11|20|df=y}}<ref name=2022checklist/>
| birth_place = [[Westmead, New South Wales]]<ref name=2022checklist/>
| nationality = [[
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| otherparty =
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| children = 3
| residence =
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| website = {{url|https://www.jeromelaxale.com/}}
| caption = Laxale in 2022
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'''Jerome Alexandre Alain Laxale''' (born 20 November 1983)<ref name=2022checklist/> is an Australian politician
Laxale was
==Early life and career==
Laxale was born on 20 November 1983 in the [[Sydney]] suburb of [[Westmead, New South Wales|Westmead]] to a father from [[Mauritius]] and a mother from [[Réunion]], a French overseas department.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.weeklytimes.com.au/labor-set-to-announce-ryde-councillor-jerome-laxale-as-its-bennelong-candidate/|title=Ryde Councillor Jerome Laxale announced as Labor's Bennelong candidate|first=Anthony|last=Stavrinos|date=26 March 2022|accessdate=30 May 2022}}</ref> His father was a member of the [[Mauritian Militant Movement]] (MMM).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://lematinal.media/australie-jerome-laxale-dorigine-mauricienne-fait-partie-du-gouvernement-travailliste-dalbanese/|title=Jerome Laxale, D'origine Mauricienne, Fait Partie Du Gouvernement Travailliste d'Albanese|newspaper=Le Matinal|date=26 May 2022|accessdate=30 May 2022|language=French}}</ref> Laxale was educated at [[The King's School, Parramatta|The King's School]].<ref name=hsc>{{cite web|url=https://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/ebos/static/DSACH_2001_12_L4.htm|title=Distinguished Achievers List – 2001 HSC|website=NSW Educations Standards Authority|access-date=24 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/bos_stats/yr11courses2000.html|title=HSC Courses for implementation in Year 11, 2000|website=NSW Educations Standards Authority|access-date=24 May 2022}}</ref> He then attended [[University of New South Wales]] and majored in Politics and International Relations and the French language.<ref name=2011ryde/> After finishing university, he joined the family business supplying hair and beauty products as a small business director.<ref name=rydemums/>
Laxale served as a non-executive director at specialised worker's compensation insurer Statecover Mutual Limited from 2018 till his election to federal politics. During that time, he also served as Chair of the Risk committee.
Laxale also served as Associate Director of Local Government Procurement, Director at of Local Government NSW and as an Advisory Board Member for Venture Cafe Sydney.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jerome Laxale MP - Australian Parliament {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://au.linkedin.com/in/jeromelaxale |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=au.linkedin.com |language=en}}</ref>
==Political career==
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Laxale became Mayor of the Council on 8 September 2015 and was at the time the youngest ever in this role at the age of 31.<ref name=sept2015_1>{{cite news|last1=Bastians|first1=Kate|title=New Ryde mayor Jerome Laxale chosen in bizarre twist of double lucky dip|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/news/new-ryde-mayor-jerome-laxale-chosen-in-bizarre-twist-of-double-lucky-dip/news-story/cbce0b6e674291c6b38dfdc0512b233c|access-date=23 April 2017|work=Northern District Times|date=9 September 2015}}</ref><ref name=sept2015_2>{{cite news|last1=Robertson|first1=James|title=Ryde's Jerome Laxale is mayor after name drawn from a hat – twice|url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/rydes-jerome-laxale-is-mayor-after-name-drawn-from-a-hat--twice-20150909-gjipkg.html|access-date=23 April 2017|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=10 September 2015}}</ref> At the end of the one-year term on 16 September 2016, Laxale was replaced as Mayor by Liberal Councillor Bill Pickering by a 7–5 vote of the Council.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/files/assets/public/council-meetings/2004-2018/2016/extraordinary-council-meeting-16-sep-2016-minutes.pdf|title=Extraordinary Council Meeting - Minutes of Meeting No. 10/16|page=5|date=16 September 2016|access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref>
After the local government elections in September 2017, on 26 September 2017, the newly-elected Council elected Laxale to be the Mayor again for a two-year term.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Deare|first1=Steven|title=LABOR'S JEROME LAXALE IS RYDE COUNCIL MAYOR|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/northern-district-times/labors-jerome-laxale-is-ryde-council-mayor/news-story/fbac1d0bd2a495a4385953bc675d8fb4|access-date=27 September 2017|agency=Northern District Times|date=26 September 2017}}</ref> He was re-elected in September 2019<ref>{{cite news |title=Clr Jerome Laxale re-elected as City of Ryde Mayor |url=https://www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/Council/Media-Centre/News-and-Public-Notices/Clr-Jerome-Laxale-re-elected-as-City-of-Ryde-Mayor |access-date=11 September 2019 |publisher=City of Ryde |date=10 September 2019}}</ref> and in September 2021,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/Council/Media-Centre/News-and-Public-Notices/Clr-Jerome-Laxale-re-elected-as-Mayor|title=Clr Jerome Laxale re-elected as Mayor|publisher=City of Ryde|date=28 September 2021|access-date=1 May 2022}}</ref> serving as mayor until January 2022, when he was succeeded by Liberal's [[Jordan Lane (politician)|Jordan Lane]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/Council/Media-Centre/News-and-Public-Notices/Clr-Jordan-Lane-elected-as-City-of-Ryde-Mayor | title=CLR Jordan Lane elected as City of Ryde Mayor }}</ref>
In addition to his duties as a Councillor in the City of Ryde, Laxale
Laxale resigned as Councillor on 22 July 2022 after he was elected to federal parliament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/files/assets/public/council-meetings/2022/council-meeting-26-july-2022-mayoral-minute-17-22.pdf|title=Resignation of Councillor Jerome Laxale, Member for Bennelong|publisher=City of Ryde|date=26 July 2022|access-date=21 August 2022}}</ref> Laxale also left the LGNSW board and his position as LGNSW Treasurer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lgnsw.org.au/Public/Public/News/President-Message/2022/PM080222.aspx|title=Celebrate Local Government Week|publisher=Local Government NSW|date=2 August 2022|access-date=29 March 2023}}</ref>
In 2017, Laxale served for one term as Vice President of the Northern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils.
From 2015 to 2017, Laxale served as Chairperson of the Parramatta River Catchment Group, contributing to its 10-year master plan to make the Parramatta River swimmable.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=corporateName=Commonwealth Parliament; address=Parliament House |first=Canberra |title=Mr Jerome Laxale MP |url=https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=299174 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=www.aph.gov.au |language=en-AU}}</ref>
===Attempts to enter state politics===
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===Federal politics===
Laxale was the Labor Party candidate for the [[Division of Bennelong]], which had once been represented by former [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] [[John Howard]], in the [[2022 Australian federal election|2022 federal election]]. [[Section 44 of the Constitution of Australia|In order to stand for election]], he [[Renunciation of citizenship|renounced]] his [[French nationality law|French]] and [[Mauritian nationality law|Mauritian]] citizenships, which he inherited from his mother and father respectively.<ref name=2022checklist>{{cite web|url=https://www.aec.gov.au/election/files/data/qc/27966_NSW_H_BENN_36827_LAX.pdf|title=Candidate checklist and additional documentation- Jerome Laxale|website=Australian Electoral Commission|access-date=24 May 2022}}</ref> He
Laxale serves on the House Economics Committee and the Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth.
In his time on these committees, Laxale has spent public hearings calling for the Reserve Bank of Australia to focus more on renters, and for banks to do more on scams.
Laxale is the Chair of the Friends of France and Friends of Armenia, inter-parliamentary friendship groups, and also serves as co-chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Tech and Innovation.<ref name=":0" />
In June 2023 Laxale called for the banning of single-use disposable coffee cups in [[Parliament House, Canberra|Parliament House]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-20 |title=Calls for Parliament House to ban single-use coffee cups |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-20/calls-for-parliament-house-to-ban-single-use-coffee-cups/102502268 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=www.abc.net.au |language=en-AU}}</ref>
==Personal life==
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Laxale has lived in the City of Ryde and the electorate of Bennelong since 2006. He lives in [[North Ryde, New South Wales|North Ryde]].<ref name=rydemums>{{cite web|url=https://rydedistrictmums.com.au/jerome-laxale-labor/|title=Jerome Laxale {{!}} Labor|website=Ryde District Mums|date=28 April 2022}}</ref>
Laxale is fluent in [[French language|French]]. In his first speech to Parliament, he included French and [[Mauritian Creole]] phrases.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thewest.com.au/politics/french-flavour-to-mps-first-speeches-c-8362141.amp | title=French flavour to MPS' first speeches | date=26 September 2022 }}</ref>
==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.jeromelaxale.com/}}
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