Steve Dickson
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Steve Dickson MP |
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| State Leader of Pauline Hanson's One Nation in Queensland |
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Assumed office 23 January 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Pauline Hanson |
| Minister for National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing of Queensland | |
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In office 3 April 2012 – 14 February 2015 |
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| Premier | Campbell Newman |
| Preceded by | Phil Reeves (Sport) |
| Succeeded by |
Steven Miles (National Parks) Bill Byrne (Sport and Racing) |
| Member of the Queensland Parliament for Kawana | |
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In office 9 September 2006 – 21 March 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Chris Cummins |
| Succeeded by | Jarrod Bleijie |
| Member of the Queensland Parliament for Buderim | |
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Assumed office 21 March 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Steven Lance Dickson 24 June 1962 Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia |
| Political party | Pauline Hanson's One Nation (2017–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Liberal (2006–2008) Liberal National (2008–2017) |
Steven Lance "Steve" Dickson (born 24 June 1962) is an Australian politician. He has been a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2006, representing the electorates of Kawana (2006–2009) and Buderim (2009–present). First elected for the Liberal Party, he joined the Liberal National Party in the 2008 merger, but defected to Pauline Hanson's One Nation in January 2017. Dickson served as Minister for National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing in the Campbell Newman government from 2012 to 2015.
Dickson was a small business owner until his election as a divisional councillor for Maroochy Shire in 2000. He acted as a chair for town planning and a board member of the combined Maroochy/Caloundra Water Board. In 2006 he entered state politics, taking the seat of Kawana and defeating sitting ALP member Chris Cummins with a 7% swing. He was a vocal supporter of a merger between the Liberal and National Parties. He was a member of the Liberal Party until the merger of the Liberal and National parties, whereupon he became a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland. On 12 August 2008, he became Shadow Minister for Workplace and Job Security. In the 2009 state election, he transferred to the seat of Buderim. In 2011 he was appointed Shadow Minister for Energy and Water Utilities.
On 13 January 2017, Dickson announced that he had resigned from the Liberal National Party due to his conflict with the party over medical cannabis. He announced he would be joining Pauline Hanson's One Nation.
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