| The Honourable Kerry Shine MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Queensland Parliament for Toowoomba North | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2001 |
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| Queensland Attorney General | |
| In office 2006–2009 |
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| Premier | Peter Beattie (2006-2007) Anna Bligh (2007-2009) |
| Succeeded by | Cameron Dick |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Kerry Gerard Shine (born 5 October 1948) is the Australian Labor Party representative of the seat of Toowoomba North in the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
He first ran for election in the 1998 state election. He was first elected in the landslide 2001 state election that saw the re-election of Peter Beattie as Premier of Queensland, and retained his seat in 2004.
In July 2005 as part of a ministerial reshuffle, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to Warren Pitt (the Minister for Communities, Disability Services and Seniors) and Premier's Advisor on Western Queensland. On 1 November 2006, Shine was appointed as Queensland's Attorney-General and Minister for Justice.
Before entering parliament he was a solicitor with the personal injury firm Shine Roche McGowan.
Shine was one of the attorneys-general supporting the introduction of the R18+ classification for video games, as well as a discussion paper on the matter. Both are being blocked by South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson.