Laurel Power

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Laurel Power
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Mansfield
In office
2 December 1989 15 July 1995
Preceded by Craig Sherrin
Succeeded by Frank Carroll
Personal details
Born (1953-12-07) 7 December 1953 (age 67)
Augathella, Queensland, Australia
Nationality Australian
Political party Labor
Occupation School teacher

Laurel Jean Power (born 7 December 1953) is a former Australian politician.

She was born at Augathella and worked as a teacher before entering politics. A member of the Labor Party, she was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Mansfield in 1989. She served as temporary chairman of committees from 1992 to 1995, when she was defeated by a Liberal candidate. [1]

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References

  1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Craig Sherrin
Member for Mansfield
19891995
Succeeded by
Frank Carroll