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Australian politician

Jo-Ann Miller
Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services
Minister for Corrective Services
In office
16 February 2015 – 4 December 2015
PremierAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded byJack Dempsey
Succeeded byBill Byrne
Shadow Minister for Health, Natural Resources and Mines
In office
19 April 2012 – 14 February 2015
LeaderAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded byMark McArdle (Health)
Jack Dempsey (Natural Resources and Mines)
Succeeded byMark McArdle (Health)
Andrew Cripps (Natural Resources and Mines)
Shadow Minister for Housing
In office
19 April 2012 – 5 August 2014
LeaderAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded byFiona Simpson
Succeeded byYvette D'Ath
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Bundamba
In office
5 February 2000 – 20 February 2020
Preceded byBob Gibbs
Succeeded byLance McCallum
Personal details
Born (1958-08-22) 22 August 1958 (age 66)
Ipswich, Queensland
Political partyLabor
SpouseNeil
Alma materQueensland University of Technology

Jo-Ann Roslyn Miller (born 22 August 1958) is an Australian politician. She was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland between February 2000 and February 2020, representing the electorate of Bundamba.

Miller entered parliament in a 2000 by-election upon the resignation of the former member for Bundamba, Bob Gibbs. Bundamba was considered a safe seat for the Labor Party, and Miller won all the elections in the seat from 2001 to 2017.

Following Labor's defeat in the 2012 election, Miller was elevated to the frontbench. On 16 February 2015 she was sworn in as Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services and Minister for Corrective Services in the Palaszczuk Ministry.

On 4 December 2015, Miller resigned from cabinet following a Queensland Parliamentary Ethics Committee Report stating that although she had not been guilty of contempt of Parliament, she had engaged in a "pattern of reckless conduct." The committee's investigation focused on revelations Miller had signed a document stating she had correctly disposed of confidential Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Committee papers, which were later found by an Opposition MP in a safe used to store those papers.

Her resignation came one day after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk signalled her intention to remove Miller from her portfolios.

In October 2018, Miller voted against the government's successful proposal to decriminalise abortion in Queensland, making her the only Labor Party MP to do so.

In January 2020, it was reported that Miller was considering resigning her seat in order to contest the City of Ipswich mayoral election, to be held on 28 March. Miller resigned as the Member for Bundamba on 20 February 2020, but announced she would not seek election to Ipswich City Council.

References

  1. "Member Biography – Mrs Jo-Ann Miller". Parliament of Queensland. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  2. "Queensland Labor Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces new Cabinet". Brisbane Times. 15 February 2015.
  3. "Queensland's new Labor Cabinet sworn in at Government House". Australian Broadcasting Corporation 16 February 2015. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  4. "Jo-Ann Miller quits Cabinet after sacking as police minister". www.brisbanetimes.com.au. Fairfax Media. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  5. "Jo-Ann Miller cleared of contempt". www.brisbanetimes.com.au. Fairfax Media. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  6. "Qld premier to sack Miller over bungles". www.brisbanetimes.com.au. Fairfax Media. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  7. "Abortion legalised in Queensland after historic vote in Parliament". ABC. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  8. Elks, Sarah (23 January 2020). "Queensland by-elections loom as Labor MP eyes council tilt, LNP MP quits". The Australian. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  9. "Jo-Ann Miller quits Queensland Parliament". Brisbane Times. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded byBob Gibbs Member for Bundamba
2000–2020 		Succeeded byLance McCallum
Political offices
Preceded byJack Dempsey Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services
2015 		Succeeded byBill Byrne
Minister for Corrective Services
2015
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