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photo The Hon. Dean MacMillan WELLS MP
Member for Murrumba
QLD Legislative Assembly
The information on this page was provided by the parliamentarian or obtained through parliamentary handbooks or web sites. It was correct as at May 2009
     
Party   Australian Labor Party
     
State   QLD
     
Term Expires   March 2012
     
Parliamentary Service   Federal Member for Petrie from 5 March 1983 to 1 December 1984. First elected to the Queensland Parliament on 1 November 1986. Re-elected 1989, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2006 and 21 March 2009.
     
Ministerial and Shadow Ministerial Appointments   Member, Ministerial Legislative Committee for Premier; Deputy Premier, Treasurer; Infrastructure; Transport and Main Roads from 28 September 2006. Minister for the Enviroment, 22 February 2001 - 12 February 2004. Minister for Education, 29 June 1998 - 23 January 2001. Minister for Justice and the Arts, 24 September 1992 - 31 July 1995. Attorney-General 7 December 1989 - 31 July 1995. Shadow Minister for Emergency Services; Public Service Matters; Federal/State Relations, 17 December 1996 - 26 June 1998.
     
Parliamentary Party Positions   Opposition Spokesperson on Justice and Attorney-General, June 1988 to December 1989.
     
Committee Service   Member, Law, Justice and Safety Committee; Legal Constitutional and Administrative Review Committee from 23 April 2009. Member, Parliamentary Crime and Misconduct Committee, 1 November 2006 - 22 April 2009. Member, Estimates Committee B, 2008 & 1997. Member, Estimates Committee F, 2007. Member, Members' Ethics and Parliamentary Privileges Committee, 11 October 2006 - 1 November 2006 & 18 March 2004 - 15 August 2006. Member, Estimates Committee F, 2006. Member, Estimates Committee C, 2005 & 2004. Member, Scrutiny of Legislation Committee 15 September 1995 - 4 December 1996. Member, Select Committee of Subordinate Legislation 1987;
     
Party Positions   Member of ALP since 1972. Former President and Secretary of various local branches; Campaign Director in a number of campaigns.
     
Former Occupations   Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Queensland, 1978-1981. Visiting Lecturer, University of Wales (UK) 1981.
     
Publications   The Reproduction Revolution, Oxford University Press, 1984; The Deep North, Outback Press, 1981; Power Without Theory, Outback Press, 1978; The Wit of Whitlam, Outback Press, 1977.
     
Qualifications   B.A.(1st Class Hons) M.A, LL.B
     
Electoral Address   Shop T28 Deception Bay Shopping Centre, Deception Bay Road & Bay Ave
Deception Bay Qld 4508
     
Telephone   +61 (0) 7 3293 1069
     
Fax   +61 (0) 7 3293 1257
     
Other Addresses   PO Box 532, Deception Bay QLD 4508
     
Email   Murrumba@parliament.qld.gov.au
     
Date of Birth   13/1/49
     
Place of Birth   Australian Army Base, Hiroshima, Japan
     
Married/Children   3 children
     
Interests   Family, reading, music, scuba diving, chess
     

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