Henry Palaszczuk
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The Hon Henry Palaszczuk |
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| Minister for Natural Resources and Mines and Minister Assisting the Premier on Water | |
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In office 7 August 2006 – 13 September 2006 |
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| Premier | Peter Beattie |
| Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Water | |
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In office 2 February 2006 – 7 August 2006 |
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| Premier | Peter Beattie |
| Minister for Natural Resources and Mines | |
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In office 28 July 2005 – 2 February 2006 |
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| Premier | Peter Beattie |
| Preceded by | Stephen Robertson |
| Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries | |
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In office 12 February 2004 – 28 July 2005 |
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| Premier | Peter Beattie |
| Preceded by | Trevor Perrett |
| Minister for Rural Communities | |
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In office 16 December 1999 – 12 February 2004 |
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| Premier | Peter Beattie |
| Preceded by | Terry Mackenroth |
| Minister for Primary Industries | |
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In office 29 June 1998 – 12 February 2004 |
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| Premier | Peter Beattie |
| Preceded by | Marc Rowell |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Nuttall |
| Member of the Queensland Parliament for Inala |
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In office 19 September 1992 – 9 September 2006 |
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| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Annastacia Palaszczuk |
| Member of the Queensland Parliament for Archerfield |
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In office 19 May 1984 – 19 September 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Kevin Hooper |
| Succeeded by | Len Ardill |
| Personal details | |
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Heinrich Palaszczuk 12 January 1947 Germany |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Heinrich "Henry" Palaszczuk /ˈpæləʃeɪ/ (born 12 January 1947) is a former Australian Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, and minister of the Beattie Government of Queensland. He was elected as the member for Archerfield in 1984, and held that seat until his election as the member for Inala in 1992. Palaszczuk retired from politics in 2006, and was succeeded in his seat of Inala by his daughter Annastacia Palaszczuk, who has been the Premier of Queensland since 2015.
Palaszczuk was born in Germany to Polish parents. His family moved to Queensland when he was young. Prior to entering politics, he earned a Diploma of Education and became a school teacher. From 1980 to 1987, he was a secretary of the Inala Branch of the Labor Party, and served as the president of various electorate committees for state and federal government. Between 1985 and 1993, he worked as the campaign director on elections for the City of Brisbane and the federal electoral division of Rankin.
As a member of parliament, Palaszczuk served on numerous committees, including the Estimates Committee and Standing Orders Committee. When the Goss Labor Government was re-elected in 1995, the Labor caucus nominated Palaszczuk for speaker, to replace the sitting Labor speaker Jim Fouras. Labor later voted for Fouras in parliament, however, due to fears that Fouras would be re-elected as speaker with the support of the Nationals and Liberals. Wanting to avoid the controversy of Fouras crossing the floor to elect himself as speaker, Labor decided to support him instead of Palaszczuk.
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