Di Farmer

Di Farmer
Minister for Education and Youth Justice
Assumed office
18 December 2023
PremierSteven Miles
Preceded byGrace Grace
Minister for Training and Skills Development of Queensland
In office
12 November 2020 – 18 December 2023
PremierAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Steven Miles
Preceded byShannon Fentiman
Succeeded byLance McCallum (as Minister for Training and Skills)
Minister for Employment and Small Business of Queensland
In office
12 November 2020 – 18 December 2023
PremierAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Steven Miles
Preceded byShannon Fentiman
Succeeded byLance McCallum
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 (age 63)
Brisbane, Queensland
Political partyLabor
EducationUniversity of Queensland
ProfessionSpeech pathologist
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Dianne Elizabeth Farmer (born 12 February 1961) is an Australian politician currently serving as the Minister for Education and Minister for Youth Justice 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]

  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.

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