Jess Pugh

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Jess Pugh
MP
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Mount Ommaney
Assumed office
25 November 2017

Born in Brisbane, Pugh attended Cannon Hill Anglican College and she has a Bachelor of Business from the Queensland University of Technology majoring in International Business and Management.

Career

After graduating in 2007, Pugh worked in the role of Ministerial Adviser in Disability Services, Local Government and Main Roads until 2011. She left to work as an events manager of Restaurant Two, a fine dining institution headed by her father, renowned restaurateur David Pugh, until the restaurant closed in December 2016.

Pugh served as a volunteer in numerous entities such as Queensland Meals on Wheels and Indooroopilly Montessori Children's House. Currently, she is serving as the President of the Centenary Ambulance Committee Branch and as a member of the Sumner Park Rotary Club.

Politics

Pugh contested the seat of Mount Ommaney in the 2015 Queensland state election and achieved a 16% swing, but was narrowly unsuccessful. [2]

In 2017, Pugh was successful in winning the seat of Mount Ommaney, and remains as the incumbent. [3]

References

  1. Green, Antony. "Mount Ommaney". Queensland Election 2017. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  2. "Elections - 2015 State General Election - Mount Ommaney - District Summary". Queensland Electoral Commission . Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  3. "Member Details | Queensland Parliament". www.parliament.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 12 March 2026.