Murray Watt

Murray Watt
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Everton
In office 21 March 2009 – 24 March 2012
Preceded by	Rod Welford
Succeeded by	Tim Mander
Personal details
Born	Murray Patrick Watt 20 January 1973
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Alma mater	University of Queensland
Occupation	Public servant, Judge's associate, Chief of Staff

Murray Patrick Watt (born 20 January 1973) is an Australian politician who was an Australian Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from March 2009 to March 2012.

Watt was educated in Brisbane at Brisbane State High School and received a Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws from the University of Queensland in 1996. He was a solicitor (1997–2002) and judge's associate (1999–2000). He was a public servant in the Queensland Department of Premier and Cabinet and the Department of State Development (2007–09) and chief of staff to Anna Bligh (2002–07; 2008). He had long been active in the Australian Labor Party, serving as President of Queensland Young Labor in 1998 and delegate to various state conferences. In 2009 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Everton, succeeding Rod Welford, who retired. He was defeated for re-election at the 2012 state election.^[1]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.