Annastacia Palaszczuk
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Annastacia Palaszczuk, born 25 July 1969, is an Australia
n politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party
member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
since September 2006, representing the electorate of Inala
.
Palaszczuk was raised in the Brisbane
suburb of Durack
, the daughter of veteran state Labor MP Henry Palaszczuk
. She worked as a policy advisor to a number of Labor ministers, including Minister for Communities, Disabilities and Seniors Warren Pitt
and former Minister for the Environment Dean Wells. She later decided to have a career in the law, and was studying for admission as a solicitor when her father announced his intention to retire at the 2006 election.
In the wake of her father's retirement, Palaszczuk contested and won Labor preselection for her father's seat of Inala
, the safest Labor seat in Queensland, and was elected with a margin of more than 30%.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...
since September 2006, representing the electorate of Inala
Electoral district of Inala
The district of Inala is an electoral division in the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the state of Queensland, Australia. This electorate was created at the 1999 redistribution from the former electorate of Archerfield....
.
Palaszczuk was raised in the Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
suburb of Durack
Durack, Queensland
Durack is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is south-west of the CBD.Durack is named after Michael Durack, one of the original landholders of the area.-External links:* *...
, the daughter of veteran state Labor MP Henry Palaszczuk
Henry Palaszczuk
Heinrich "Henry" Palaszczuk is a former Australian politician. Born in Germany of Polish parents, he moved to Queensland. A school teacher prior to his entry into politics, he joined the Australian Labor Party in 1980. In 1984, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the Labor...
. She worked as a policy advisor to a number of Labor ministers, including Minister for Communities, Disabilities and Seniors Warren Pitt
Warren Pitt
Frederick Warren Pitt is an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1989 to 1995 and 1998 to 2009.Born in Cairns, Pitt was a school teacher before entering politics...
and former Minister for the Environment Dean Wells. She later decided to have a career in the law, and was studying for admission as a solicitor when her father announced his intention to retire at the 2006 election.
In the wake of her father's retirement, Palaszczuk contested and won Labor preselection for her father's seat of Inala
Electoral district of Inala
The district of Inala is an electoral division in the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the state of Queensland, Australia. This electorate was created at the 1999 redistribution from the former electorate of Archerfield....
, the safest Labor seat in Queensland, and was elected with a margin of more than 30%.