Jason Costigan

Jason Costigan
MP
Member of the Queensland Parliament for Whitsunday
Assumed office
24 March 2012
Preceded by Jan Jarratt
Personal details
Born (1971-06-13) 13 June 1971
Mackay, Queensland
Political party Liberal National
Occupation Rugby league commentator

Jason Noel Costigan (born 13 June 1971) is an Australian Liberal National politician and a former rugby league commentator. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Whitsunday, having defeated Jan Jarratt at the 2012 state election.[1]

Broadcasting career

Costigan broadcast career in northern Queensland in the late 1980s and began calling rugby league in 1987 for regional television in Queensland.[2] He later joined New Zealand's SKY Network Television as their main NRL commentator and served in the role until the end of the 2010 season.[3][4]

Costigan has also worked as a media manager for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Bradford Bulls and was an advisor to the Central Queensland National Rugby League bid. He left his role as project co-ordinator for the NRL bid team to spend more time with his family.[5]

Political career

Costigan worked as an adviser to the Sports Minister in the Howard Government and a media adviser to Senator Ian MacDonald.[6]

He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Whitsunday, having defeated Jan Jarratt at the 2012 state election.

References

  1. ↑ "Whitsunday - Queensland Votes 2012". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Calling all the home shots New Zealand Herald, 19 September 2008
  3. ↑ Sky TV gives Jason Costigan the flick pass stuff.co.nz, 12 December 2010
  4. ↑ Jason Costigan hits out after Sky axing stuff.co.nz, 30 January 2011
  5. ↑ Family first for Costigan Central Telegraph, 22 January 2010
  6. ↑ "Mr Jason Costigan". Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Jan Jarratt		 Member for Whitsunday
2012–present		 Incumbent


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