Jackie Trad
| The Honourable Jackie Trad MP | |
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| Deputy Premier of Queensland | |
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Assumed office 14 February 2015 | |
| Premier | Annastacia Palaszczuk |
| Preceded by | Jeff Seeney |
| Minister for Infrastructure and Planning of Queensland | |
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Assumed office 14 February 2015 | |
| Premier | Annastacia Palaszczuk |
| Preceded by | Jeff Seeney |
| Minister for Trade and Investment of Queensland | |
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Assumed office 14 February 2015 | |
| Premier | Annastacia Palaszczuk |
| Preceded by | Tim Nicholls |
| Minister for Transport of Queensland | |
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In office 14 February 2015 – 8 December 2015 | |
| Premier | Annastacia Palaszczuk |
| Preceded by | Scott Emerson |
| Succeeded by | Stirling Hinchliffe |
| Member of the Queensland Parliament for South Brisbane | |
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Assumed office 28 April 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Anna Bligh |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
25 April 1972 South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Damien van Brunschot |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
Griffith University University of Sydney |
| Website |
www |
Jacklyn Anne "Jackie" Trad (born 25 April 1972) is an Australian politician. She has been Deputy Premier of Queensland since 2015 and has represented the Queensland Legislative Assembly seat of South Brisbane for the Australian Labor Party since the 2012 South Brisbane by-election.[1]
Personal life and family
Trad is the second daughter of Lebanese immigrants; Lebanese Arabic was her first language. The family returned to Lebanon in 1979 to live in Beirut for one year where she attended the International College. Back in Australia, she attended Lourdes Hill College. She began an arts degree at Griffith University and completed a Master of Public Policy at the University of Sydney. She currently lives in South Brisbane with her husband and two children.[2]
Political career
Trad was elected to the legislature at the South Brisbane by-election held on 28 April 2012.[3] The by-election was held after the resignation of the previous Labor Party incumbent and former Premier Anna Bligh.[4]
Trad has also held several positions within the structure of the Australian Labor Party. She was formerly the Queensland ALP assistant state secretary, president of the Kurilpa Branch, a delegate to the ALP National and State Conferences, member of the National Executive Committee and also the secretary of Labor Women's Organisation Queensland.[5] Trad is a member of the ALP's left faction.
She is on the record as being a supporter of same-sex marriage, describing it in parliament as a "human right."[6]
Shadow cabinet
On 29 April 2012, Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk appointed Trad as Shadow Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Environment and Heritage Protection, Small Business, Consumer Affairs and the Arts.
Palaszczuk Government
Following the Queensland state election on 31 January 2015, Tim Mulherin stood down as deputy leader, and Trad was named his successor. She thus became Deputy Premier of Queensland in the Palaszczuk Ministry on 14 February 2015.[7]
In addition to being the Deputy Premier, Trad is also the Minister for Transport, Minister for Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning, and Minister for Trade.[8]
References
- ↑ "Trad declared South Brisbane winner", by Kim Lyell, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ↑ Johnson, Susan (8–9 September 2012). QWeekend (The Courier-Mail). pp. 16–21. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "2012 South Brisbane By-Election – Election Summary". www.ecq.qld.gov.au. Electoral Commission of Queensland.
- ↑ "South Brisbane 2012 by-election results", Antony Green, ABC
- ↑ "Member Biography"Member Biography: Ms Jackie Trad, Queensland Parliament
- ↑ Trad, Jackie. "Speeches – Jackie Trad: Civil Partnerships" (PDF). www.parliament.qld.gov.au. Parliament of Queensland.
- ↑ "Queensland election 2015: Annastacia Palaszczuk sworn in as Premier". Australian Broadcasting Corporation 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ "Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces new 14-person ministry". Australian Broadcasting Corporation 15 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
External links
- Member Biography: Ms Jackie Trad, Queensland Parliament
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Jeff Seeney |
Deputy Premier of Queensland 2015–present |
Incumbent |
| Parliament of Queensland | ||
| Preceded by Anna Bligh |
Member for South Brisbane 2012–present |
Incumbent |
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| Preceded by Tim Mulherin |
Deputy Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland 2015–present |
Incumbent |
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