Merri Rose
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Merri Rose (born January 24, 1955 - ) was a former Minister in the Beattie government and Member for Currumbin in the Queensland Parliament. [1]
She was born Merrilyn Miriam Gittins in Kilcoy, Queensland in 1955 and attended Kilcoy State High School and St Rita's Clayfield. [2]
Rose was elected as the Member for Currumbin at the 1992 Queensland election. After the 2001 election, the Premier of Queensland Peter Beattie appointed her as Minister for Tourism and Racing and she was appointed as Minister for Tourism, Racing and Fair Trading in 2001. Rose lost the seat of Currumbin in 2004 to Jann Stuckey of the Liberal Party.
She had trouble finding a job after the election. Rose sought an appointment with the Queensland public sector. Rose pleaded guilty to demanding benefit with threats on October 30 in relation to her efforts to gain such an appointment on May 30 2007. [3] Rose was sentenced to 18 months jail the following day. [4]
[edit] References
- ^ Crown Content Who's Who in Australia 2007, page 1771
- ^ Crown Content Who's Who in Australia 2007, page 1771
- ^ Courier Mail Merri Rose guilty of blackmail May 30 2007
- ^ ABC News Australia, "Former Qld minister jailed for blackmail" May 31, 2007