Sheldon, Joan Mary (Joan)

Personal

Sheldon, Joan Mary  (Joan)
Birth Date: 29 April 1943 (Bundaberg, Queensland)
Parents: Leo John Dunn and Eileen Veronica (nee O'Donnell)
Family: John Sheldon on 19 February 1966, 3 sons
Education: St Bernadettes Primary School; Soubirous College; Physiotherapy graduate of Queensland University and Trinity College, London
Religion: Roman Catholic

Career

Principal of physiotherapy private practice, 1979 to 1990; Member and past President of the Private Practitioners Chapter of the APA (Qld Branch); Founder, Sunshine Coast branch of the Arthritis Foundation; Past President, Caloundra Chamber of Commerce; Committee Member of Caloundra Arts and Craft Council; Lecturer, Third International Physiotherapy Conference, Hong Kong

Party Positions:
  1. Parliamentary Liberal Party Secretary. 23 Jun 1998 - 23 Jan 2001
  2. Parliamentary Joint Party Secretary. 27 Jul 1998 - 23 Jan 2001
  3. Member, State Executive, Chairman, past member and office holder in a number of branches.
  4. Delegate to State Conferences.
  5. Past member of Executive of State Women's Council.

Parliamentary Representation

House Party Electorate From To Elected/Departure Reason
Assembly LIB Landsborough 28 Jul 1990 19 Sep 1992 By-election
Assembly LIB Caloundra 19 Sep 1992 7 Feb 2004 Did not contest
Speeches: All Speeches

Parliamentary Service

Description From To
Member, Estimates Committee G 30 Apr 2003 19 Aug 2003
Shadow Minister for Tourism and Shadow Minister for the Arts 22 Apr 2003 7 Feb 2004
Deputy Chairman, Members' Ethics and Parliamentary Privileges Committee 3 May 2001 13 Jan 2004
Shadow Minister for Employment, Training and Industrial Relations and The Arts Jun 2000 17 Feb 2001
Member, Estimates Committee F 22 Jun 2000 22 Aug 2000
Shadow Minister for The Arts, Fair Trading and Consumer Affairs 1999 2000
Deputy Chairman of the Members' Ethics and Parliamentary Privileges Committee 30 Jul 1998 13 Jan 2004
Deputy Premier, Treasurer and Minister for the Arts and Women's Policy (and eight other ministries during the transition period 19 to 26 February 1996) 19 Feb 1996 26 Jun 1998
Member, Estimates Committee A 31 Mar 1995 13 Jun 1995
Member, Estimates Committee A 28 Apr 1994 23 Jun 1994
Member, Parliamentary Service Commission 10 Nov 1992 14 Jul 1995
Deputy Coalition Leader 2 Nov 1992 23 Jun 1998
Shadow Treasurer and Minister for Trade, Economic Development, and Women's Affairs 1991 1996
Liberal Party Shadow Minister for Trade and Economic Development 1991 1992
Liberal Party Shadow Minister for Public Administration 1991 1992
Liberal Party Shadow Minster for The Arts 1991 1992
Liberal Party Shadow Minister for Women's Affairs 1991 1992
Member, Standing Orders Committee 26 Nov 1991 17 Apr 1996
Leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party 11 Nov 1991 23 Jun 1998
Member, Select Committee of Subordinate Legislation 9 Apr 1991 26 Nov 1991
Liberal Party Shadow Minister for Health 1990 1991
Liberal Party Shadow Minister for Family Services and Aboriginal and Islander Affairs 1990 1991

Additional Information

Notes: Interests include bridge, music and the arts, patchwork quilting, sailing and bushwalking. She was the first woman to lead a political party. Mrs Sheldon was the Deputy Premier, Treasurer and Minister for the Arts and Women's Policy and eight other ministries during the transition period of 19 Feb to 26 Feb 1996. Founding Member, Caloundra Zonta Club. Mrs Sheldon was featured in Women Members of the Queensland Parliament: 1929-1994
Sources: Image sourced from the collection of the Queensland Parliamentary Library and Research Service
[Last Modified: Monday, 14 October 2024]