Peter Douglas Beattie is an Australian former politician who served as the 36th Premier of Queensland,in office from 1998 to 2007. He was the state leader of the Labor Party from 1996 to 2007.
John Colinton Moore is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the House of Representatives for over 25 years,serving between 1975 and 2001,and was a minister in the Fraser and Howard governments.
Dick Godfrey Harry Adams is a former Australian politician who served as a Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives. He represented the Division of Lyons in central Tasmania from the 1993 federal election until the 2013 federal election. He was born in Launceston,Tasmania,and was a meat worker,rural worker and an organiser with the Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union and the Liquor and Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers' Union before entering politics. He is currently serving as a councillor on Northern Midlands Council
Frances Esther Bailey is a former Australian politician. She is a member of the Liberal Party and served in the House of Representatives from 1990 to 1993 and 1996 to 2010,representing the Division of McEwen in Victoria. She held ministerial office in the Howard Government as Minister for Employment Services (2004) and Small Business and Tourism (2004–2007).
Jennie George is an Australian politician,and former Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from November 2001 to July 2010,representing the Division of Throsby,New South Wales.
Peter John Lindsay is a former Australian politician who served as a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1996 to July 2010,representing the Division of Herbert,Queensland. In January 2007 he was appointed to the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence in the Howard Government. He was born in Brisbane,Queensland,and was a television station production manager and General Manager of Townsville Television from 1972 to 1996 before entering politics. He was a member of the City of Townsville City Council from 1985 to 1996.
Andrew Dawson,usually known as Anderson Dawson,was an Australian politician,the Premier of Queensland for one week in 1899. This short-lived premiership was the first Australian Labor Party government and the first parliamentary labour ministry anywhere in the world.
Maria Justine Elliot is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has served in the House of Representatives since the 2004 federal election,representing the New South Wales seat of Richmond. She served as Minister for Ageing in the First Rudd Government from 2007 to 2010 and as a parliamentary secretary in the Gillard Government from 2010 to 2013.
Anne McEwen is a former Australian politician who served as a Labor member of the Australian Senate for South Australia from 2005 to 2016.
Claire Mary Moore is an Australian politician who was an Australian Labor Party Senator for Queensland from 2002 to 2019,having been elected in the 2001 Federal Election,and the Shadow Minister for International Development and the Pacific.
John Joseph Hogg is a former Australian politician who served as a Senator for Queensland from 1996 to 2014,representing the Labor Party. He served as President of the Senate from 2008 to 2014.
Kerry Gerard Shine is an Australian Labor politician who was member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Toowoomba North from 2001 to 2012 and served as Attorney-General of Queensland from 2006 to 2009. He was elected as a member of Toowoomba Regional Council in March 2020.
Richard Donald Marles is an Australian politician who has been deputy prime minister of Australia and Minister for Defence in the Albanese government since 2022. He has been deputy leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) since 2019.
David William Simmons,OAM,a former Australian politician,was a member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1983 to 1996,representing the seat of Calare for the Australian Labor Party. Simmons held several junior Ministerial positions in the Hawke and Keating Governments.
Michael Eamon Beahan was a British-born Australian politician who served as the 19th President of the Australian Senate,holding that position from 1 February 1994 to 30 June 1996. He was a Senator representing Western Australia in the Australian Senate from 1987 to 1996.
Robert Cummin Katter was an Australian politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1966 to 1990,representing the National Party. He served as Minister for the Army in the McMahon Government in 1972. His sons Bob Katter Jr. and Carl Katter as well as grandson Robbie have also been involved in politics.
James Donald Mathieson Dobie was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Liberal Party and served in the House of Representatives for over 25 years,representing the seats of Hughes (1966–1969) and Cook. He was an assistant minister during the McMahon government (1971–1972). Prior to entering politics he worked for the Bank of New South Wales.
Brendan Percival Hansen was an Australian politician. He served as Member for Wide Bay in the Federal Parliament from 1961 to 1974 and as Member for Maryborough in the Queensland Parliament from 1977 to 1983,representing the Australian Labor Party (ALP).
Charlie John Stuart Lynn is a former Australian politician who served as a Liberal Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1995 and 2015.
Edward Lynam O'Brien is an Australian politician. He is a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) and has represented the seat of Fairfax in the House of Representatives since the 2016 federal election. He sits with the Liberal Party in federal parliament. Prior to entering politics he was a businessman with considerable experience across Asia and a leader of various community organisations,including chairman of the Australian Republic Movement (2005–2007).
