Jamie Parker

Jamie Thomas Parker (born 1971) is an Australian politician who was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Balmain for the Greens from 2011 until his retirement in 2023.

Parker stood for and was elected to Leichhardt Council in 1999 as a NSW Greens member. Parker was subsequently re-elected in 2004 and 2008. While on Council he has served as chair of the Environment Committee, as deputy mayor and, since 2008, as the mayor of Leichhardt. He retired from Council at the 2012 election.

Parker has served as the convenor (state party chairman) of the NSW Greens.

Parker won the seat of Balmain from Labor's Verity Firth at the 2011 state election. He is the first member of the NSW Greens to sit in the Lower House of the New South Wales Parliament.

Parker announced that he would not be contesting the 2023 state election on 14 October 2022. He was succeeded in Balmain by fellow Green Kobi Shetty.

Post-political career Since 2023, Parker has been the State Manager of the NSW Greens.