Barbara Stone
| Barbara Stone | |
|---|---|
| Member for Springwood | |
| In office 17 February 2001 – 24 March 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 28, 1962 Queensland |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Barbara Gwendoline Stone (born 28 January 1962) is an Australian politician. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Springwood and is a member of the Australian Labor Party.
Biography
Stone graduated with an Associate Diploma in Business Management and a Bachelor of Business (HRM) at Queensland University of Technology.[1] She then worked at Australia Post for a number of years before becoming an Electorate Officer for Judy Spence, State Member for Mount Gravatt.[2]
Stone entered Parliament after the 2001 state election, having been selected after the sitting member, Labor's Grant Musgrove, resigned in the wake of an electoral rorting scandal.[3] She subsequently won the 2004, 2006 and 2009 elections, making her the longest-serving Member in the Springwood electorate.[4] She lost the seat at the 2012 state election.
Stone served in a number of positions in the government, including as the Chair of the Law, Justice and Safety Committee. She was also a member of a number of Ministerial Legislative Committees including Police and Corrective Services, Transport and Main Roads, Emergency Services and Sports, and was elected Chair of Caucus for the Labor Party.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Barbara Stone - State Member for Springwood". Queensland Labor. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ↑ "Faction-free woman". Albert & Logan News (Brisbane, Australia). 31 January 2001. p. 12.
- ↑ Vale, Byron (25 January 2001). "Frontline apathy as the battle rages - Voters unmoved by rorts upheaval". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Australia). p. 11.
- ↑ "Stepping Stone to success". Albert & Logan News (Brisbane, Australia). 15 May 2009. p. 4.