Tracy Davis
Tracy Davis | |
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Shadow Minister for Education | |
In office 6 May 2016 – 25 November 2017 | |
Leader | Tim Nicholls |
Preceded by | Tim Mander |
Shadow Minister for Communities, Child Safety, Disability Services and the Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence | |
In office 14 February 2015 – 6 May 2016 | |
Leader | Lawrence Springborg |
Preceded by | Desley Scott |
Succeeded by | Ros Bates |
Minister for Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services of Queensland | |
In office 3 April 2012 – 14 February 2015 | |
Premier | Campbell Newman |
Preceded by |
Karen Struthers (Community Services) Phil Reeves (Child Safety) Curtis Pitt (Disabilities) |
Succeeded by |
Shannon Fentiman (Communities and Child Safety) Coralee O'Rourke (Disability Services) |
Member of the Queensland Parliament for Aspley | |
In office 21 March 2009 – 25 November 2017 | |
Preceded by | Bonny Barry |
Succeeded by | Bart Mellish |
Personal details | |
Born |
Nambour, Australia | 8 December 1962
Political party | Liberal National Party |
Tracy Ellen Davis (born 8 December 1962) is an Australian politician. She was a Liberal National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2009 to 2017, representing the district of Aspley. She was Minister for Communities, Child Safety and Disabilities in the 2012–15 Newman government.[1]
Early life
Davis was born in Nambour, Queensland, but attended primary school at East Hills in New South Wales. She attended high school at Pine Rivers, was an army officer cadet for six months in 1982 and became a receptionist. She became a small business owner in 1995.[2]
Politics
In 2009, Davis defeated Labor MP Bonny Barry to win the seat of Aspley for the Liberal National Party. She had previously contested the seat as a Liberal candidate.
Davis was appointed the Shadow Minister for Public Transport following a Langbroek Cabinet shuffle in November 2010. In 2011 she was appointed as Shadow Minister for Disability Services, Mental Health and Child Safety.
She lost her seat to Labor candidate Bart Mellish at the 2017 election.[3]
References
- ↑ "Premier announces new Ministry". Department of Premier and Cabinet. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ↑ "Tracy Ellen Davis". Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- ↑ "Qld seats set to change hands in election". SBS. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
Parliament of Queensland | ||
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Preceded by Bonny Barry |
Member for Aspley 2009–2017 |
Succeeded by Bart Mellish |