The Honourable Leanne Donaldson MP |
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Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries of Queensland |
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In office 8 December 2015 – 3 November 2016 |
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Premier | Annastacia Palaszczuk |
Preceded by | Bill Byrne |
Succeeded by | Bill Byrne |
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Bundaberg |
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Assumed office 31 January 2015 |
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Preceded by | Jack Dempsey |
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Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Leanne Elizabeth Donaldson is an Australian politician. She has been the Labor member for Bundaberg in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2015.
On 8 December 2015, Donaldson was sworn in as the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries in the second Palaszczuk Cabinet, becoming the first woman to serve in this role.
Donaldson tendered her resignation from cabinet on 3 November 2016 after revelations that she owed $8,000 in unpaid rates to the Bundaberg Regional Council and also that she drove an unregistered vehicle. Her debts were subsequently settled by the Queensland Labor Party.