Fiona Simpson
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Fiona Simpson MP |
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| Shadow Minister for Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Multicultural Affairs | |
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In office 6 May 2016 – 9 February 2017 |
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| Leader | Tim Nicholls |
| Preceded by | Tarnya Smith |
| Succeeded by | Steve Minnikin |
| Shadow Minister for Local Government and Main Roads, Community Recovery & Resilience | |
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In office 14 February 2015 – 6 May 2016 |
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| Leader | Lawrence Springborg |
| Preceded by | Tim Mulherin |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Powell |
| Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 15 May 2012 – 24 March 2015 |
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| Deputy | Michael Robinson |
| Preceded by | John Mickel |
| Succeeded by | Peter Wellington |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition of Queensland | |
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In office 18 September 2006 – 25 July 2008 |
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| Leader |
Jeff Seeney Lawrence Springborg |
| Preceded by | Jeff Seeney |
| Succeeded by | Mark McArdle |
| Member of the Queensland Parliament for Maroochydore |
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Assumed office 19 September 1992 |
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| Preceded by | New seat |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
18 April 1965 Sea Lake, Victoria |
| Political party | Liberal National (2008–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
National (1989–2008) |
Fiona Stuart Simpson (born 18 April 1965 in Sea Lake, Victoria) is an Australian politician serving as Liberal National Party (LNP) member of the Legislative Assembly, representing Maroochydore. Simpson served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2012 to 2015 and further served as the Deputy Leader of the Queensland National Party and Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 2006 to 2008.
Simpson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Japanese, Journalism and Government and a Masters of Organisational Leadership. She also has completed the Australian Institute of Company Directors Diploma and an executive leadership course at John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard. She was a Rotary Exchange Student to Japan, and prior to that attended Nambour State High School.
Simpson was a journalist prior to entering Parliament and was the State winner of the Dalgety Excellence in Rural Journalism Award 1989.
Simpson is the longest serving woman in the LNP party room and following the 2015 election, one of the longest serving Members of Parliament. When she won the newly created Sunshine Coast seat of Maroochydore in 1992, she was the youngest woman ever to be elected to Legislative Assembly.
Simpson has had shadow ministerial responsibility for Health, Transport, Main Roads, Tourism, Women, Communities, Housing and Waste Watch, in addition to having been elected Deputy Leader of the Queensland National Party (and therefore Deputy Leader of the Opposition) on 18 September 2006. While Deputy Leader, Simpson was a key player in the merger with the Queensland Liberal Party, which created the Liberal National Party of Queensland. She voluntarily stepped aside as Deputy Opposition Leader in favour of Liberal Party Leader Mark McArdle to help facilitate the merger.
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