Peta-Kaye Croft | |
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Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Broadwater | |
In office 17 February 2001 –24 March 2012 | |
Preceded by | Allan Grice |
Succeeded by | Verity Barton |
Personal details | |
Born | Mount Isa,Queensland,Australia | 5 August 1972
Political party | Labor |
Alma mater | Griffith University |
Occupation | Administrative Officer - Griffith University |
Peta-Kaye Croft (born 5 August 1972,in Mount Isa) is an Australian Labor Party politician who represented the seat of Broadwater in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. [1] She entered Parliament at the 2001 election [1] by defeating Allan Grice. She was defeated at the 2012 election [1] by Verity Barton.
She was born in Mount Isa [1] and lived in Townsville and Brisbane during her early years. She was educated on the Gold Coast boarding at St Hilda's School,and graduating from Griffith University with a Bachelor of Arts,majoring in Japanese. Croft is also a qualified swimming instructor and has strong interests in the environment and protecting native flora and fauna. [1]
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