Kate Flanders | |
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Secretary of the Labor Party in Queensland | |
Assumed office 3 June 2022 | |
Leader | Annastacia Palaszczuk |
President | John Battams |
Preceded by | Julie-Ann Campbell |
Personal details | |
Born | Katherine Flanders Mackay,Queensland,Australia |
Political party | Labor |
Residence(s) | Brisbane,Queensland,Australia |
Alma mater | University of Queensland (LLB) |
Occupation |
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Website | Kate Flanders – Labor |
Katherine Flanders, known as Kate Flanders, is the current State Secretary of the Queensland Labor Party. [1] She has held the position since 3 June 2022, [1] taking over from Julie-Ann Campbell. [2] Prior to the position with the party, Flanders worked for the Together Union, where she held the position of Assistant Branch Secretary from 2010 to 2020/21 [3] [4] [5] She has also worked for the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and was an administrative officer in private hospitals as well as a research assistant at Griffith University. [6] [4] Flanders holds a degree in law from the University of Queensland, [1] [7] and was born in Mackay, Queensland. [8]
On the 3 June contest for Queensland State Secretary of the Labor Party, Flanders won. [9]
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Kate was born and raised in Mackay before moving to Brisbane with her family.