| Murray Watt MP | |
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| Member of the Queensland Parliament for Everton | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Rod Welford |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Murray Patrick Watt (born 20 January 1973) is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly since March 2009.
Watt was educated in Brisbane at Brisbane State High School and received a Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws from the University of Queensland in 1996. He was a solicitor (1997–2002) and judge's associate (1999–2000). He was a public servant in the Queensland Department of Premier and Cabinet and the Department of State Development (2007–09) and chief of staff to Anna Bligh (2002–07, 2008). He had long been active in the Australian Labor Party, serving as President of Queensland Young Labor in 1998 and delegate to various state conferences. In 2009 he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Everton, succeeding Rod Welford, who retired.[1]
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