- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE4231
Simpson, Fiona Stuart
(1965 – )- Nationality Australian
- Born 18 April, 1965, Sea Lake Victoria Australia
- Occupation Journalist, Parliamentarian
Summary
A member of the National Party, now the Liberal National Party in Queensland, Fiona Simpson was the youngest person, at the age of 27, to be elected to the Parliament of Queensland in 1992 as Member for Maroochydore. During her parliamentary career she has served as Deputy Leader of the Nationals from 2006-2008 and Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the same period. She currently holds the position of Shadow Minister for Transport and Main Roads.
Published resources
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Resource
- Women in the Queensland Parliament 1929-1994, McCulloch, John, 1994, http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/view/publications/documents/research/backgroundBriefs/1994/BIB27.pdf
- Trove: Simpson, Fiona Stuart (1965-), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462231