Annastacia Palaszczuk
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The Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk MP |
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| 39th Premier of Queensland Elections: 2015 |
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Assumed office 14 February 2015 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Paul de Jersey |
| Deputy | Jackie Trad |
| Preceded by | Campbell Newman |
| Minister for the Arts of Queensland |
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Assumed office 14 February 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Ian Walker |
| Leader of the Opposition of Queensland | |
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In office 28 March 2012 – 13 February 2015 |
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| Premier | Campbell Newman |
| Deputy | Tim Mulherin |
| Preceded by | Jeff Seeney |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Springborg |
| Leader of the Australian Labor Party in Queensland |
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Assumed office 28 March 2012 |
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| Deputy |
Tim Mulherin Jackie Trad |
| Preceded by | Anna Bligh |
| Minister for Transport of Queensland |
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In office 21 February 2011 – 26 March 2012 |
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| Premier | Anna Bligh |
| Preceded by | Rachel Nolan |
| Succeeded by | Scott Emerson |
| Minister for Multicultural Affairs of Queensland |
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In office 26 March 2009 – 26 March 2012 |
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| Premier | Anna Bligh |
| Preceded by | Lindy Nelson-Carr |
| Succeeded by | Jack Dempsey |
| Minister for Disabilities of Queensland |
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In office 26 March 2009 – 21 February 2011 |
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| Premier | Anna Bligh |
| Succeeded by | Curtis Pitt |
| Member of the Queensland Parliament for Inala |
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Assumed office 9 September 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Henry Palaszczuk |
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Annastacia Palaszczuk 25 July 1969 Durack, Queensland, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) |
George Megalogenis (m. 1996; div. 1998) Simon Every (m. 2004; div. 2009) |
| Education | St. Mary's College |
| Alma mater |
University of London University of Queensland Australian National University |
| Occupation | Policy adviser |
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Solicitor Politician |
Annastacia Palaszczuk (
[/ˈpæl.ə.ʃeɪ/] ) (born 25 July 1969) is an Australian politician and 39th Premier of Queensland, serving since the 2015 election. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland since the 2006 election, representing the electorate of Inala. She held various ministerial portfolios in the Bligh Labor government from 2009. Following Labor's defeat in the 2012 election, Palaszczuk succeeded Bligh as leader of Queensland Labor. After the defeat of the Newman LNP government in 2015, Palaszczuk became the first woman in Australia to become Premier of a state from Opposition. Her ministry is majority female (8 of 14), a first in Australia.
Palaszczuk was raised in the Brisbane suburb of Durack, the daughter of veteran state Labor MP Henry Palaszczuk, who was born in Germany to Polish parents. Her Australian mother, Lorelle, is descended from German settlers. She attended St Mary's College, Ipswich from 1982-1986. She has degrees in Arts and Laws from the University of Queensland, a Masters of Arts from the University of London (where she was a Chevening Scholar), and a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from Australian National University.
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