Electorate

SOUTH BRISBANE

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Party

AustraLian Labor Party (ALP)

Date of Election : 15 July 1995

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Parliamentary Service

Premier of Queensland from 13 September 2007. Member, Standing Orders Committee from 11 October 2006. Deputy Premier, Treasurer and Minister for Infrastructure 13 September 2006 - 13 September 2007. Deputy Premier, Treasurer and Minister for State Development, Trade and Innovation 2 February 2006 - 13 September 2006. Deputy Premier and Minister for Finance, Minister for State Development, Trade and Innovation 28 July 2005 - 2 February 2006. Minister for Education and The Arts 12 February 2004 - 28 July 2005. Minister for Education 22 February 2001 - 12 February 2004 (first woman in Queensland to become Education Minister). Leader of Government Parliamentary Business 22 March 2001 - 9 August 2005. Member, Standing Orders Committee 3 May 2001 - 15 August 2006. Minister for Families, Youth and Community Care and Minister for Disability Services  29 June 1998 - 22 February 2001. Shadow Minister for Families, Youth and Community Care 17 December 1996 - 26 June 1998. Member, Estimates Committee G 1997. Shadow Minister for Public Works, Administrative Services and Public Service Matters 27 February 1996 - 17 December 1996. Member, Estimates Committee F 1996. Member, Legal, Constitutional and Administrative Review Committee 15 September 1995 - 2 April 1996.

Current Parliamentary service is highlighted in green.

Party Activity

Member State Administrative Committee; Member Labor Women's Organisation; State Conference Delegate; Branch President, Kurilpa (1993-1995); Branch Secretary, Fairfield (1987-1988); Convenor Social Justice Policy Committee (1991-1994); State Council Delegate.

Personal

BA, University of Queensland. Prior to election Senior Policy Officer, Department of Employment, Vocational Education, Training and Industrial Relations (DEVETIR). Worked in community organisations including women's refuges, neighbourhood centres, childcare services, and trade unions. Areas of policy interest include early childhood education and services, employment and industrial relations, urban renewal and social infrastructure. Hobbies include reading and cooking.