Hispanopedia WikiLeanne Elizabeth Donaldson is an Australian politician. She was the Labor member for Bundaberg in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2015 to 2017.[1]
On 8 December 2015, Donaldson was sworn in as the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries in the second Palaszczuk Cabinet, becoming the first woman to serve in this role.[2] She resigned from Cabinet in November 2016 after controversies involving unpaid bills and unregistered driving.[3]
She lost her seat to LNP candidate David Batt at the 2017 election.[4]
References
- ↑Green, Antony. "Bundaberg". Queensland Election 2015. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ↑"Bundaberg MP Leanne Donaldson named as Queensland's new Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries". Qld Country Hour. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 December 2015.
- ↑"Queensland minister Leanne Donaldson resigns over unpaid bills". The Australian. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ↑"Qld seats set to change hands in election". SBS. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
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