Jackie Trad

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Jackie Trad
MP
Member of the Queensland Parliament for South Brisbane
Incumbent
Assumed office
28 April 2012
Preceded by Anna Bligh
Personal details
Born (1972-04-25) 25 April 1972
South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political party Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s) Damien van Brunschot
Alma mater Griffith University
University of Sydney
Occupation Party official

Jacklyn Anne "Jackie" Trad (born 25 April 1972) is an Australian Labor Party (ALP) politician who is the member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for electoral district of South Brisbane after winning the 2012 South Brisbane by-election.[1]

The by-election was held after the resignation of the previous Labor Party incumbent and former Premier Anna Bligh.[2]

On 29 April 2012, Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk appointed Trad as Shadow Minister for Transport, the Environment and the Arts.

Trad is the second daughter of Lebanese immigrants; Lebanese-Arabic was her first language. The family returned to Lebanon in 1979 to live in Beirut for one year where she attended the International College. Back in Australia, she attended Lourdes Hill College. She began an arts degree at Griffith University and completed a Master of Public Policy at the University of Sydney. Like Bligh, Trad is a member of the ALP's left-wing faction.[3]

References

  1. "Trad declared South Brisbane winner", by Kim Lyell, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  2. "South Brisbane 2012 by-election results", Antony Green, ABC
  3. Johnson, Susan (8–9 September 2012). QWeekend (The Courier-Mail). pp. 16–21. 

External links

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Anna Bligh
Member for South Brisbane
2012–present
Incumbent
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