One of the six founding states of Australia,Queensland has been a federated state subject to the Australian Constitution since 1 January 1901. It is sovereign,other than in the matters ceded in the Australian Constitution to the federal government. It is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The Constitution of Queensland sets out the operation of the state's government. The state's constitution contains several entrenched provisions which cannot be changed in the absence of a referendum. There is also a statutory bill of rights,the Queensland Human Rights Act (2019). Queensland's system of government is influenced by the Westminster system and Australia's federal system of government.
Lawrence James Springborg is an Australian politician. He led the National Party in the Queensland Parliament from 2003 to 2006 and again in 2008,before becoming the first leader of the merged Liberal National Party from 2008 to 2009. He led the LNP again from 2015 to 2016 before announcing his retirement. He currently serves as Mayor of Goondiwindi Regional Council,having been elected in March 2020.
Jack Charles Allan Pizzey was a Queensland Country Party politician. He was Premier of Queensland,in a coalition with the Liberal Party,from 17 January 1968 until his death on 31 July that year. To date,he is the most recent premier of an Australian state to die in office.
Bruce Stephen Flegg is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2004 to 2015,representing the electorate of Moggill in south-western Brisbane for the Liberal Party and its successor the Liberal National Party. He was the leader of the state Liberal Party from 2006 to 2007 and served as Minister for Housing and Public Works in the Newman government from April to November 2012.
John-Paul HonoréLangbroek is an Australian politician who has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland representing the centre-right Liberal Party and its successor,the centre-right Liberal National Party,in the seat of Surfers Paradise since 2004. He was Leader of the Opposition and parliamentary leader of the LNP from 2009 to 2011—the first person from the Liberal side of the merger to hold the post. He was a minister in the Newman government before its defeat at the 2015 state election.
Stuart William Copeland is an Australian politician. He was a National/Liberal National from 2001 to 2009,representing the district of Cunningham.
Michael James Horan,AM is a former Australian politician who represented the seat of Toowoomba South in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 18 May 1991 to 24 March 2012. Originally he was a member of the National Party of Australia,but follow its merger he is now a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland until his retirement.
Michael Caltabiano was a Liberal Party member of the Brisbane City Council from 1996 to 2005,and a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2005 to 2006. He also served briefly as the Director-General of the Department of Transport and Main Roads in the state government of Queensland,Australia until he was sacked by Premier Campbell Newman. Caltabiano was referred to the parliamentarian ethics committee in October 2012,after comments he made two year ago's estimates committee hearing about the employment of Ben Gommers,the son of then arts minister Ros Bates.
Mark Francis McArdle is an Australian politician and former Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Queensland. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland between 2004 and 2020,representing the electorate of Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast. Initially a Liberal Party member,in 2007 he became the party leader and the following year oversaw a merger with the National Party that produced the Liberal National Party.
Jeffrey William Seeney is a former Australian politician and the former Deputy Premier,Minister for State Development and Minister for Infrastructure and Planning of Queensland. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1998 to 2017,representing Callide for the Nationals (1998–2008) and merged Liberal National Party (2008–2017).
Townsville is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The seat is one of four within the Townsville urban area in North Queensland,and covers the Eastern and Northern suburbs of the City of Townsville as well as Magnetic Island and Palm Island.
Thuringowa is an electorate in the Legislative Assembly of the state of Queensland,Australia.
Andrew Peter Cripps is an Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2006 to 2017 and served as Minister for Natural Resources and Mines. In October 2018 he was elected to the Shire of Hinchinbrook Council,where he currently serves as Deputy Mayor.
Glen Wayne Elmes is an Australian politician who represented Noosa in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2006 to 2017. Elmes is a member of the Liberal National Party (LNP).
The Bundaberg Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland,Australia,about 360 kilometres (220 mi) north of Brisbane,the state capital. It is centred on the city of Bundaberg,and also contains a significant rural area surrounding the city. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the City of Bundaberg with the Shires of Burnett,Isis and Kolan.
David Francis Gibson is a former Australian politician who served as the 18th member for Gympie in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2006 to 2015. In January 2015 Gibson retired from State politics.
Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 17 May 1969 to elect the 78 members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.
Steven James Minnikin is an Australian Liberal National politician who is currently serving as the member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Chatsworth,having defeated Steve Kilburn at the 2012 state election.
Campbell Newman led the Liberal National Party of Queensland to its first victory at the 2012 state election. His interim Ministry of three members was sworn in on 26 March 2012,pending his determination of the make-up of his full Ministry. His replaced the Ministry of Anna Bligh. Following his party's loss at the 2015 state election,Newman soon resigned as Premier to make way for the ministry of Annastacia Palaszczuk.
David Frank Crisafulli is an Australian politician who is the current leader of the Opposition in Queensland,holding office as the leader of the Liberal National Party since November 2020. He has been the member of the Legislative Assembly for Broadwater since 2017. He was the member for Mundingburra from 2012 to 2015,holding ministerial portfolios in the Newman government.
