Paul Braddy

The Hon Paul Braddy
28th Deputy Premier of Queensland
In office 22 November 2000 – 24 November 2000
Premier	Peter Beattie
Preceded by	Jim Elder
Succeeded by	Terry Mackenroth
Constituency	Kedron
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Rockhampton
In office 16 February 1985 – 15 July 1995
Preceded by	Keith Wright
Succeeded by	Robert Schwarten
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Kedron
In office 15 July 1995 – 17 February 2001
Preceded by	Pat Comben
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	20 January 1939 Brisbane, Queensland
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Occupation	Solicitor

Paul Joseph Braddy (born 20 January 1939) is an Australian state politician. He was a solicitor before entering politics^[1] and served as an alderman in the Rockhampton City Council for three years from 1979.^[2] He entered the Queensland Parliament at a by-election for Rockhampton in 1985.^[1] Braddy represented Rockhampton until 1995, when he changed to the seat of Kedron, where he remained the sitting member until his retirement.^[3] He was, at various times, Minister for Education, Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Minister for Police and Corrective Services in the Goss Labor Government, and Minister for Employment, Training and Industrial Relations under Peter Beattie.^[1] He was briefly Deputy Premier of Queensland^[4] following the resignation of Jim Elder and the appointment of Terry Mackenroth. In 1999 Braddy announced his intended resignation from politics after his seat of Kedron was abolished, saying that he did not intend to contest the next state election.^[1]

References

1. Koch, A; Madigan, M (12 April 1999). "Senior Minister to Quit". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Australia). p. 7.
2. "Paul Braddy (ALP)". Northside Chronicle (Brisbane, Australia). 10 June 1998. p. 8.
3. "Braddy Plans to Quit". North West News (Brisbane, Australia). 14 April 1999. p. 1.
4. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.