Jane Prentice
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Jane Prentice an Australian federal politician, is a member of the Australian House of Representatives
since August 2010, representing the seat of Ryan
for the Liberal National Party of Queensland.
Prior to her election to Parliament, Prentice was a Councillor
on the Liberal
controlled Brisbane City Council, since 2000. Prentice has 25 years involvement with the tourism sector, principally the event and convention industry. At the 2010 federal election, Prentice comfortably defeated sitting local member, Michael Johnson
, who was expelled from the Liberal Party in May 2010 for allegedly bringing the party into disrepute after finding he had used his political position and entitlements to further his business interests and that of a company set up almost exclusively to fund his prolific overseas travel.
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
since August 2010, representing the seat of Ryan
Division of Ryan
The Division of Ryan is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1949 and is named for T.J. Ryan, a former Premier of Queensland from 1915 to 1919...
for the Liberal National Party of Queensland.
Prior to her election to Parliament, Prentice was a Councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
on the Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
controlled Brisbane City Council, since 2000. Prentice has 25 years involvement with the tourism sector, principally the event and convention industry. At the 2010 federal election, Prentice comfortably defeated sitting local member, Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson (politician)
Michael Andrew Johnson , an Australian federal politician, was a member of the Australian House of Representatives for the seat of Ryan, Queensland, from 2001 to 2010, representing the Liberal Party from November 2001 to May 2010 and then as an independent from May 2010 until he was defeated at the...
, who was expelled from the Liberal Party in May 2010 for allegedly bringing the party into disrepute after finding he had used his political position and entitlements to further his business interests and that of a company set up almost exclusively to fund his prolific overseas travel.