Deb Frecklington
Deb Frecklington | |
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| Leader of the Opposition in Queensland | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2017 | |
| Premier | Annastacia Palaszczuk |
| Deputy | Tim Mander |
| Preceded by | Tim Nicholls |
| Leader of the Liberal National Party of Queensland | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2017 | |
| Deputy | Tim Mander |
| Preceded by | Tim Nicholls |
| Shadow Minister for Trade | |
| Assumed office 15 December 2017 | |
| Leader | herself |
| Preceded by | herself |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition of Queensland | |
| In office 6 May 2016 – 12 December 2017 | |
| Leader | Tim Nicholls |
| Preceded by | John-Paul Langbroek |
| Succeeded by | Tim Mander |
| Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, State Development, Trade and Investment | |
| In office 6 May 2016 – 15 December 2017 | |
| Leader | Tim Nicholls |
| Preceded by | Tim Nicholls |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Powell (Infrastructure and State Development) herself (Trade) |
| Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | |
| In office 14 February 2015 – 6 May 2016 | |
| Leader | Lawrence Springborg |
| Preceded by | Tim Mulherin |
| Succeeded by | Dale Last |
| Assistant Minister for Finance, Administration and Regulatory Reform | |
| In office 3 April 2012 – 14 February 2015 | |
| Member of the Queensland Parliament for Nanango | |
| Assumed office 24 March 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Dorothy Pratt |
| Majority | 13.4% (2017) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Deborah Kay Stiller 3 September 1971 Miles, Queensland |
| Died | thumb Deb Frecklington |
| Resting place | thumb Deb Frecklington |
| Political party | Liberal National Party |
| Spouses | Jason Frecklington |
| Children | Three daughters |
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| Alma mater | University of Southern Queensland Queensland Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Advertising salesperson, property manager |
| Profession | Solicitor |
Deborah Kay Frecklington (born 3 September 1971) is an Australian politician who is the member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Nanango, having won the seat at the 2012 state election.[1] She is leader of the Liberal National Party of Queensland and Leader of the Queensland Opposition.
Early life
Frecklington was born in Miles in south-west Queensland. She grew up on a cattle property at Guluguba and attended Guluguba State School. For her secondary schooling, she was a boarder at Ipswich Girls' Grammar School.[2]
Frecklington has a Bachelor of Business (University of Southern Queensland) and a Bachelor of Law (Queensland Institute of Technology).[2]
She has worked in the clothing, motor vehicle and newspaper industries. Her career takes in the co-management of broad-acre cropping properties with her husband. During her time as a lawyer, she worked for Kelly & Frecklington Solicitors, specialising in family and property law.[2]
Politics
Frecklington was appointed Assistant Minister for Finance, Administration and Regulatory Reform on 3 April 2012 and subsequently appointed to the role of Assistant Minister to the Premier in June 2014. Following the LNP's defeat in 2015, she was appointed to the LNP front bench as Shadow Minister for Agriculture.
In 2016, she was elected unopposed as deputy leader of the LNP—and hence Deputy Leader of the Opposition—after Tim Nicholls ousted Lawrence Springborg as leader.[3]
Leader of the LNP
After Nicholls led the party to a loss at the 2017 state election, Frecklington was elected the leader of the LNP at a party-room meeting on 12 December 2017.[4] Frecklington secured 25 votes out of a possible 39 in the first round of voting. Former leader John-Paul Langbroek received 10 votes while outsider Mark Robinson received three votes, and there was one informal vote.[5] Frecklington became only the second female Queensland Opposition Leader in history, and the first woman to lead the non-Labor side in Queensland. She is also the second LNP leader from a long-held National seat; Nanango was the seat of former long-serving National Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen, who held it and its successor seat, Barambah, from 1947 to 1987.
Community interests
Frecklington is a member of:
- The South Burnett Suicide Prevention Group
- Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce
- Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise
- South Burnett Law Association
Personal life
Frecklington lives with her husband and three children in Kingaroy.
References
- ^ "Nanango - Queensland Votes 2012". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 April 2012. Archived from the original on 30 November 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ a b c "Meet Deb". Deb Frecklington MP. Archived from the original on 30 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Tim Nicholls wins LNP leadership spill against Lawrence Springborg". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 30 November 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "LNP chooses first female party leader Deb Frecklington to take on Premier Palaszczuk". ABC News. 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Deb Frecklington to lead LNP, Tim Mander deputy". Australian. 12 December 2017.
External links
- Official website
- Frecklington, Deb (29 May 2012). "Maiden speech in the Queensland Legislative Assembly by the Member for Nanango" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.