Kate Jones Politician
Kate Jennifer Jones (born 10 April 1979) is an Australian politician and Queensland Government minister. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party and was elected in the seat of state electorate of Ashgrove in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in 2006 which was previously held by former Speaker Jim Fouras (ALP). She was the Minister for Environment, Resource Management and Climate Change until 19 June 2011. She lost the seat to Campbell Newman in 2012, who went on to become premier, before retaking it in 2015. Jones was the youngest woman in the Queensland Parliament and the youngest Minister in the Queensland Government.
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| office | Member of the Queensland Parliament for Ashgrove Minister for the Environment Resource Management and Climate Change of Queensland |
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