Jennifer Cashmore

Jennifer Lilian Cashmore ( Adamson, 5 December 1937 – 10 June 2024) was an Australian politician. She was a Liberal Party member of the South Australian House of Assembly between 1977 and 1993, representing the eastern suburbs seat of Coles (Morialta since 2002). Cashmore was the third woman to be elected to the House of Assembly.

Cashmore served as Minister for Health and Minister for Tourism during the 1979–1982 Tonkin government, the first woman member of Cabinet since Joyce Steele. In 1992 she contested the leadership of her party against John Olsen and Dean Brown, the eventual winner.

Once dubbed the 'green conscience' of the Liberal Party, Cashmore was the first member to raise questions about the financial viability of the State Bank before the 1989 election.

Personal life
Cashmore was the mother of South Australian Governor Frances Adamson, Supreme Court of New South Wales judge Christine Adamson and Anglican chaplain Stuart Adamson.

Cashmore was first married to Adelaide businessman Ian Adamson. The first part of her time in parliament was as Jennifer Adamson. She reverted to her maiden name Cashmore after that marriage ended in 1986. She married Stewart Cockburn in 1988.

Cashmore died on 10 June 2024, at the age of 86.