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photo The Hon. Stephen ROBERTSON MP
Member for Stretton
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   First elected to Parliament on 19 September 1992 for Sunnybank. Re-elected 1995 and 1998. Electorate abolished in 1999 redistribution. Elected for the new seat of Stretton, 2001; Re-elected 2004, 2006 and 21 March 2009.
     
Ministerial and Shadow Ministerial Appointments   Minister for Natural Resources and Emergency Services, December 1999 - February 2001. Minister for Health, July 2005 - March 2009. Minister for Natural Resources; Mines, February 2001 - February 2004. Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy from 26 March 2009 & February 2004 - July 2005.
     
Parliamentary Party Positions   Secretary, State Parliamentary Labor Party Caucus August 1995 to 26 June 1998. Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Premier 29 June 1998 - 16 December 1999.
     
Committee Service   Member, Subordinate Legislation Committee 10 November 1992 - 20 June 1995; Member, Estimates Committee F 1994; Member, Estimates Committee D, 1995; Member, Public Works Committee 15 September 1995 - 2 April 1996; Member, Parliamentary Criminal Justice Committee 24 April 1996 - June 1998. Member of the following Ministerial Legislative Committees: Emergency Services; Rural Communities and Consumer Affairs; Environment and Heritage; Housing, Local Government Planning and Administrative Services September 1992 - July 1995. Premier and Economic Trade and Development; Housing; Local Government and Planning; Transport; Environment and Heritage September 1995 - February 1996; Deputy Premier, State Development and Trade from July 1998 - December 1999.
     
Party Positions   Member of the Australian Labor Party since 1978. Branch Secretary of Sunnybank Branch. Delegate to State Council. Deputy Convenor, Transport and Communications Policy Committee.
     
Former Occupations   State Secretary and National President of United Firefighters Union of Australia
     
Qualifications   Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Griffith University.
     
Electoral Address   Unit 5, 62 Pinelands Road
Sunnybank Hills Qld 4109
     
Telephone   +61 (0) 7 3344 2659
     
Fax   +61 (0) 7 3344 1258
     
Other Addresses   Ministerial Office Address: Level 19, Queensland Health Building 147-163 Charlotte Street, Brisbane QLD 4000 or GPO Box 48, Brisbane QLD 4000 Ph: (07) 3234 1191 Fax: (07) 3229 4731
     
Email   Stretton@parliament.qld.gov.au
     
Date of Birth   14/2/62
     
Place of Birth   Aberdeen, Scotland
     

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