Kate Jones
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The Honourable Kate Jones MP |
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| Minister for Education of Queensland |
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Assumed office 16 February 2015 |
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| Premier | Annastacia Palaszczuk |
| Preceded by | John-Paul Langbroek |
| Minister for Tourism and Major Events of Queensland |
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Assumed office 16 February 2015 |
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| Premier | Annastacia Palaszczuk |
| Preceded by | Jann Stuckey |
| Minister for Small Business and Commonwealth Games of Queensland | |
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In office 16 February 2015 – 8 December 2015 |
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| Premier | Annastacia Palaszczuk |
| Preceded by | Jann Stuckey |
| Succeeded by |
Leeanne Enoch |
| Minister for the Environment, Resource Management and Climate Change of Queensland | |
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In office 28 March 2009 – 20 June 2011 |
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| Premier | Anna Bligh |
| Preceded by | Andrew McNamara |
| Succeeded by | Vicky Darling |
| Member of the Queensland Parliament for Ashgrove | |
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Assumed office 31 January 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Campbell Newman |
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In office 9 September 2006 – 24 March 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Fouras |
| Succeeded by | Campbell Newman |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Kate Jennifer Jones 10 April 1979 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Paul Cronin (2009–present) |
| Children | 1 |
Leeanne Enoch
(Small Business)
Kate Jennifer Jones (born 10 April 1979) is an Australian politician and Queensland Government minister. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party and was elected in the seat of state electorate of Ashgrove in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in 2006 which was previously held by former Speaker Jim Fouras (ALP). She was the Minister for Environment, Resource Management and Climate Change until 19 June 2011. She lost the seat to Campbell Newman in 2012, who went on to become premier, before retaking it in 2015. In the Palaszczuk Government, she is the Minister for Education, Minister for Tourism, Major Events and Small Business, and the Minister for Commonwealth Games.
Jones was the youngest woman in the Queensland Parliament and the youngest Minister in the Queensland Government.
Jones attended Kelvin Grove State High School in Kelvin Grove. She completed her Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Journalism at the Queensland University of Technology while working part-time at The Gap Markets. She is completing her Masters in Environmental Law through the Australian National University.
Jones is a member of the Ashgrove Historical Society, Ashgrove Climate Change Action Group and sits on the management committee of the Enoggera Respite Centre. She is also a member of The Fred Hollows Foundation and World Vision.
Before entering Parliament, Jones worked as a Senior Media Adviser to Queensland Minister for Public Works, Housing and Racing Robert Schwarten and as Media Adviser to former Queensland Treasurer David Hamill.
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