Jo-Ann Miller
Jo-Ann Miller | |
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Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services of Queensland | |
In office 16 February 2015 – 4 December 2015 | |
Premier | Annastacia Palaszczuk |
Preceded by | Jack Dempsey |
Succeeded by | Bill Byrne |
Minister for Corrective Services of Queensland | |
In office 16 February 2015 – 4 December 2015 | |
Premier | Annastacia Palaszczuk |
Preceded by | Jack Dempsey |
Succeeded by | Bill Byrne |
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Bundamba | |
Assumed office 5 February 2000 | |
Preceded by | Bob Gibbs |
Personal details | |
Born | Ipswich, Queensland | 22 August 1958
Political party | Labor |
Spouse | Neil |
Jo-Ann Roslyn Miller (born 22 August 1958) is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland since February 2000, representing the electorate of Bundamba.[1]
Miller entered parliament in a 2000 by-election upon the resignation of the former member for Bundamba, Bob Gibbs. Bundamba is considered a safe seat for the Labor Party, and Miller has been re-elected since.
On 16 February 2015 she was sworn in as Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services and Minister for Corrective Services in the Palaszczuk Ministry.[2][3]
On 4 December 2015, Miller resigned from cabinet following a Queensland Parliamentary Ethics Committee Report stating that although she had not been guilty of contempt of Parliament, she had engaged in a "pattern of reckless conduct."[4] The committee's investigation focused on revelations Miller had signed a document stating she had correctly disposed of confidential Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Committee papers, which were later found by an Opposition MP in a safe used to store those papers.[5]
Her resignation came one day after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk signalled her intention to remove Miller from her portfolios.[6]
References
- ^ "Member Biography – Mrs Jo-Ann Miller". Parliament of Queensland. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ "Queensland Labor Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces new Cabinet". Brisbane Times. 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Queensland's new Labor Cabinet sworn in at Government House". Australian Broadcasting Corporation 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "Jo-Ann Miller quits Cabinet after sacking as police minister". www.brisbanetimes.com.au. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "Jo-Ann Miller cleared of contempt". www.brisbanetimes.com.au. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "Qld premier to sack Miller over bungles". www.brisbanetimes.com.au. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 4 December 2015.