Di Farmer

Dianne Elizabeth Farmer (born 12 February 1961) is an Australian politician currently serving as the Minister for Employment and Small Business and Minister for Training and Skills of Queensland.[1] She was first elected for the seat of Bulimba to the Queensland State Parliament for the Labor Party at the 2009 Queensland election but lost her seat at the 2012 election to Aaron Dillaway of the Liberal National Party. Farmer defeated Dillaway at the 2015 election to regain Bulimba for Labor and was re-elected in 2017[2] and 2020.[3]

The Honourable
Di Farmer
MP
Minister for Training and Skills Development of Queensland
Assumed office
12 November 2020
PremierAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded byShannon Fentiman
Minister for Employment and Small Business of Queensland
Assumed office
12 November 2020
PremierAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded byShannon Fentiman
Minister for Child Safety, Youth and Women of Queensland
In office
12 December 2017 – 12 November 2020
PremierAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded byShannon Fentiman
Succeeded byLeanne Linard (Child Safety)
Shannon Fentiman (Women)
Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence of Queensland
In office
11 December 2017 – 12 November 2020
PremierAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded byShannon Fentiman
Succeeded byShannon Fentiman
Deputy Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
In office
7 December 2015 – 12 December 2017
Preceded byGrace Grace
Succeeded byScott Stewart
Member of the Queensland Parliament for Bulimba
Assumed office
31 January 2015
Preceded byAaron Dillaway
In office
21 March 2009 – 24 March 2012
Preceded byPat Purcell
Succeeded byAaron Dillaway
Personal details
Born (1961-02-12) 12 February 1961
Brisbane, Queensland
Political partyLabor
EducationUniversity of Queensland
ProfessionSpeech pathologist

Career

Farmer served as the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative assembly from 2015 to 2017, and was appointed Minister for Child Safety, Youth and Women and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence on 12 December 2017 at the start of the Second Palaszczuk Ministry.[4]

Farmer was born in Brisbane, and received a Bachelor of Speech Therapy from the University of Queensland and a Postgraduate Diploma of Administrative Studies from Kedron Park College of Advanced Education. She was a public servant and Labor Party organiser prior to her election.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Who's who in Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's new Queensland Cabinet?". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. "Queensland Votes 2017 - Bulimba". ABC News - Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. "2020 State General Election - Bulimba". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. "Member Details - Hon Dianne (Di) Farmer". Queensland Parliament. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. Queensland Parliament (2009). "Farmer, Dianne Elizabeth (Di)". Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.


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