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Mr Lawrence James SPRINGBORG MP
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
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| Party |
| Liberal National Party |
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| State |
| QLD |
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| Current Leader of Government or Opposition |
| Leader of the Opposition, 29 January 2008 - 2 April 2009 & February 2003 - September 2006. |
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| Term Expires |
| March 2012 |
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| Parliamentary Service |
| First elected to Parliament as the Member for Carnarvon on 2 December 1989. Elected for Warwick on 19 September 1992. Re-elected in 1995 and 1998. Seat abolished in redistribution in 1999 and subsequently elected for the new seat of Southern Downs, 17 February 2001; Re-elected 2004, 2006 & 21 March 2009. |
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| Ministerial and Shadow Ministerial Appointments |
| Shadow Attorney General; Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations fro 6 April 2009. Shadow Minister for Trade, from 6 April 2009 & March 2004 - September 2006; Shadow Minister for Environment and Heritage, February 2003 - March 2004; Shadow Attorney-General and Shadow Minister for Justice, March 2001 -September 2005; Shadow Minister for Innovation, Information Economy and Rural Communities, March 2001 - April 2003; Shadow Minister for Fair Trading, March 2001 - February 2003; Shadow Attorney-General and Shadow Minister for Justice, July 1998 - February 2001; Minister for Natural Resources, February 1998 - June 1998. Member of Premier's Ministerial Committee, April 1996 - 16 February 1998. Member of Minister for Mines & Energy Ministerial Committee, April 1996 - 16 February 1998. |
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| Parliamentary Party Positions |
| Assistant Opposition Spokesperson for the Environment, Conservation and Heritage January 1991 to December 1992. Deputy Opposition Whip, February 1991 - September 1992. Opposition Whip November 1992 - February 1996. Government Whip from February 1996 to February 1998. Deputy Leader of the Opposition February 1999 - March 2001. Deputy Opposition Whip from March 2001 to February 2003; Leader of the National Party from February 2003 - September 2006; Leader of the National Party from 29 January 2008; Leader of the Queensland Coalition from 29 January 2008. |
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| Committee Service |
| Member, Standing Orders Committee from 12 February 2008. Member, Estimates Committee A, 2008 & 2006. Member, Members' Ethics and Parliamentary Privileges Committee 2 April 1996 - 3 March 1998. Member, Estimates Committee A 1996; Member, Parliamentary Library Advisory Committee, March 1990 to June 1995. Member, Printing Committee, 1 March 1990 to 19 September 1992. Member, Estmates Committee B 1998, 1999 and 2000. Member, Select Committee on Travelsafe, 10 May 1990 to 19 September 1992; Member, Select Committee on Procedural Review, 2 April 1996 - 24 April 1996. Ministerial Legislative Committee Membership: Chairperson, Local Government and Planning Ministerial Committee, 25 March 1996 - 16 February 1998. |
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| Party Positions |
| Former Chairperson and Secretary, Inglewood Branch, Young National Party Australia (Queensland); State Councillor Young National Party Association; Branch Delegate to Carnarvon Electorate Council and Maranoa Divisional Council, Central Council and State Conference; Convenor of Y.N.P.A. Health and Environment Committee; Y.N.P.A. - Qld, Representative on National Party Science and Technology Committee. Honorary Life Member of Y.N.P.A. Queensland since 1992. |
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| Former Occupations |
| Farm labourer |
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| Electoral Address |
| PO Box 444
Stanthorpe Qld 4380 |
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| Telephone |
| +61 (0) 7 4681 2160 or 1800 811 827 |
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| Fax |
| +61 (0) 7 4681 2949 |
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| Other Addresses |
| 9 Victoria Street Stanthorpe Qld 4380 |
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| Email |
| Southern.Downs@parliament.qld.gov.au |
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| Date of Birth |
| 17/2/68 |
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| Place of Birth |
| Inglewood, Qld |
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| Married/Children |
| Married; 4 children |
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| Interests |
| Astronomy, beekeeping, cycling, shooting and fishing |
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