Shannon Fentiman
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The Honourable Shannon Fentiman MP |
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| Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence | |
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Assumed office 8 December 2015 |
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| Premier | Annastacia Palaszczuk |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Minister for Communities, Women and Youth | |
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Assumed office 16 February 2015 |
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| Premier | Annastacia Palaszczuk |
| Preceded by |
Tracy Davis (Communities) |
| Minister for Child Safety | |
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Assumed office 16 February 2015 |
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| Premier | Annastacia Palaszczuk |
| Preceded by | Tracy Davis |
| Minister for Multicultural Affairs | |
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In office 16 February 2015 – 8 December 2015 |
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| Premier | Annastacia Palaszczuk |
| Preceded by | Glen Elmes |
| Succeeded by | Grace Grace |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Waterford |
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Assumed office 31 January 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Mike Latter |
| Majority | 7,501 (13.33%) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Alma mater |
Queensland University of Technology University of Melbourne |
| Profession | Solicitor |
Shannon Maree Fentiman is an Australian politician. She has been the Labor member for Waterford in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2015.
She was sworn in as Minister for Communities, Women and Youth, Minister for Child Safety and Minister for Multicultural Affairs in the Palaszczuk Ministry on 16 February 2015.
She holds a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Hons) from Queensland University of Technology and recently completed her Master of Laws at Melbourne University. She was admitted as a Legal Practitioner in 2007.
Prior to her election to the Queensland Parliament as the Member for Waterford, Shannon worked as a solicitor for Hall Payne Lawyers. She has considerable experience in employment law having previously worked as an industrial advocate for the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union. She has also worked as a Judge's Associate in the Supreme Court of Queensland to her Honour Justice Atkinson.
Shannon has also been a board member of the Logan Women's Health and Wellbeing Centre, Secretary of the Centre Against Sexual Violence in Logan and the Duty Solicitor at the Beenleigh Neighbourhood Centre.
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