Linda Lavarch

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Linda Lavarch
Attorney-General of Queensland
In office 28 July 2005 – 18 October 2006
Premier	Peter Beattie
Preceded by	Rod Welford
Succeeded by	Kerry Shine
Member of the Queensland Parliament for Kurwongbah
In office 24 May 1997 – 20 March 2009
Preceded by	Margaret Woodgate
Succeeded by	District abolished
Personal details
Born	(1958-11-27) 27 November 1958 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Michael Lavarch
Alma mater	Queensland University of Technology
Profession	Solicitor

Linda Denise Lavarch (born 27 November 1958 in Brisbane) is an Australian politician and solicitor. She was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1997 to 2009, representing the district of Kurwongbah.

Lavarch was first elected to the seat of Kurwongbah, situated in Brisbane's northern suburbs, in a by-election on 24 May 1997. On 28 July 2005, Lavarch was appointed Queensland's Attorney-General and Minister for Justice—the first woman Attorney-General in Queensland. Prior to being appointed Attorney-General, she held the position of parliamentary secretary to the Minister for Energy and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy, John Mickel.

Lavarch pursued an active reform agenda as Attorney-General particularly focusing on community justice initiatives and the treatment of vulnerable people in the criminal justice system. She retired at the 2009 state election.

Linda currently chairs the Australian Government's Not-For-Profit Sector Reform Council which provides advice to Government on not-for-profit sector issues.

Linda Lavarch was formerly married to Michael Lavarch. Like his former wife, Michael Lavarch had served as an Attorney General albeit on the Federal level from 1993 to 1996.

External links

"Member Information: Linda Lavarch". Queensland Parliament House.

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Margaret Woodgate	Member for Kurwongbah 1997–2009	District abolished
Political offices
Preceded by Rod Welford	Attorney-General of Queensland Minister for Justice 2005–2006	Succeeded by Kerry Shine

Persondata
Name	Lavarch, Linda Denise
Alternative names
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	27 November 1958
Place of birth	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date of death
Place of death

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