December 11, 2017
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced her new Ministry on Monday, with several major changes including a new face at the helm of a renamed Agriculture portfolio.
Mark Furner, the Member for Ferny Grove and the former Local Government Minister and Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, is the new Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries.
He replaces Dr Anthony Lynham who was acting Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries and Minister for Rural Economic Development after Minister Bill Byrne resigned earlier this year due to ill health.
Mr Furner is a former truck driver and organiser with the Transport Worker’s Union. He rose to become Queensland Secretary of the National Union of Workers.
South Burnett residents will be interested to know that Mr Furner is a strong supporter of the Queensland Cancer Council’s Relay For Life and has raised more than $100,000 for the charity.
He also represented Queensland in the Federal Senate from 2008 to 2014.
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The Cabinet will be:
- Premier and Minister for Trade – Annastacia Palaszczuk
- Deputy Premier, Treasurer and Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships – Jackie Trad
- Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Manufacturing – Cameron Dick
- Minister for Innovation, Minister for Tourism Industry Development, and Minister for the Commonwealth Games – Kate Jones
- Attorney-General, Minister for Justice and Leader of the House – Yvette D’Ath
- Minister for Health and Minister for Ambulance Services – Dr Steven Miles
- Minister for Education and Minister for Industrial Relations – Grace Grace
- Minister for Transport and Main Roads – Mark Bailey
- Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy – Dr Anthony Lynham
- Minister for Housing and Public Works, Minister for Digital Technology and Minister for Sport – Mick de Brenni
- Minister for Employment and Small Business and Minister for Training and Skills Development – Shannon Fentiman
- Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, Minister for Science and Minister for the Arts – Leeanne Enoch
- Minister for Police and Minister Corrective Services – Mark Ryan
- Minister for Communities and Minister for Disability Services and Seniors – Coralee O’Rourke
- Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries – Mark Furner
- Minister for Local Government, Minister for Racing and Minister for Multicultural Affairs – Stirling Hinchliffe
- Minister for Child Safety, Youth and Women and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence – Di Farmer
- Minister for Fire and Emergency Services – Craig Crawford
Assistant Ministers
- Assistant Minister for Veterans Affairs and Assistant Minister of State – Jennifer Howard (Ipswich)
- Assistant Minister for Treasury – Glenn Butcher (Gladstone)
- Assistant Minister for State Development – Julieanne Gilbert (Mackay)
- Assistant Minister for Education – Brittany Lauga (Keppel)
- Assistant Minister for Tourism Industry Development – Meaghan Scanlon (Gold Coast)
