Management profiles n Management profiles Committee of the Legislative Assembly

The Members of the Committee of Parliament. Formerly the Deputy Development. Mr Nicholls has also the Legislative Assembly of the 54th Leader of the Nationals, and Deputy served on the Parliament’s Finance Parliament are: Opposition Leader, she has held and Administration Committee, the shadow portfolios in Health, Trans- Legal, Constitutional and Admin- • Hon. MP, Chair, port, Main Roads, Tourism, Small istrative Review Committee and Speaker of the Legislative Business, Communities, Housing was Deputy Chair of Parliament’s Assembly, Member for and Women, among others. Ms Integrity, Ethics and Parliamentary Maroochydore Simpson also served more than 10 Privileges Committee. • Mr MP, Member for years on the Parliament’s Legal, Constitutional and Administrative Mermaid Beach, Leader of the Hon. MP House Review Committee. Deputy Premier • Hon. MP, Member Mr Ray Stevens MP Jeff Seeney has been the Mem- for Clayfield, Treasurer (Premier's ber for the seat of Callide since nominee) BA(Economic and Financial Studies) 1998 and in April 2012 became • Hon. Jeff Seeney MP, Member for Leader of the House the Deputy Premier, Minister for Callide, Deputy Premier Ray Stevens has been the Member State Development, Infrastructure for the seat of Mermaid Beach since and Planning. Mr Seeney formerly • Mr Curtis Pitt ,MP Member 2006 and in May 2012 became the served as the Leader of the Oppo- for Mulgrave, Manager of Leader of the House. Mr Stevens sition, Leader of the Opposition Business formerly held the shadow portfolios Coalition, Leader of The Nationals, • Ms MP, of Tourism, Racing, Fair Trading, Leader of Opposition Business, Member for Inala, Leader of the Housing Accessibility and Public Deputy Leader of the Opposition Opposition Works and has also served on the and Deputy Leader of the National Parliament’s Finance and Adminis- Party. Mr Seeney has held the • Mr MP, Member tration Committee. shadow portfolios of State Devel- for Mackay, Deputy Leader of the opment, Infrastructure, Planning, Opposition. Reconstruction, Natural Resources, Hon. Tim Nicholls MP Mines and Energy, Trade, Water, LLB Profiles of each of the members of Small Business, Information Tech- the Committee of the Legislative Premier's nominee nology and Innovation, Industrial Assembly of the 54th Parliament Tim Nicholls has been the Mem- Relations, Treasurer, Decentralisa- are below: ber for the seat of Clayfield since tion, Fair Trading and Police and 2006 and in April 2012 became the Corrective Services. Mr Seeney has Treasurer and Minister for Trade. also served on the Parliament’s Hon. Fiona Simpson MP Mr Nicholls formerly served as the Industry, Education, Training and BA, MA, GAICD Deputy Leader of the Opposition Industrial Relations Committee, the Speaker of the Legislative and Deputy Leader of the Parlia- Environment and Resources Com- Assembly mentary Liberal Party. He has held mittee, the Members' Ethics and Parliamentary Privileges Commit- Fiona Simpson has been the the shadow portfolios of Treasurer, tee, the Standing Orders Commit- Member for the Sunshine Coast Finance, Trade, Racing, Employ- tee and the Scrutiny of Legislation seat of Maroochydore since 1992, ment and Economic Development, Committee. and in May 2012, she became the Future Growth, Public Transport first female Speaker of Queensland and Traffic Management and Tour- ism, Fair Trading and Wine Industry

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Mr Curtis Pitt MP Mr Tim Mulherin MP BA Deputy Leader of the Opposition Manager of Opposition Business Tim Mulherin has been the Mem- Curtis Pitt has been the Member ber for the seat of Mackay since for the seat of Mulgrave in Far 1995 and in May 2012 became the North Queensland since 2009 and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in May 2012 became the Manager and the Shadow Minister for State of Opposition Business and the Development, Infrastructure, Plan- Shadow Minister for Treasury and ning and Racing, Agriculture, Fisher- Trade, Energy and Water Supply, ies and Forestry, Local Government, Main Roads, Aboriginal and Tor- Science, IT and Innovation. Mr res Strait Islander Partnerships, Mulherin is also a Member of the Sport and Recreation. Mr Pitt is the Parliament’s State Development, Deputy Chair of the Parliament’s Infrastructure and Industry Commit- Finance and Administration Com- tee. Mr Mulherin formerly served mittee. Mr Pitt formerly served as as the Minister for Agriculture, Food the Minister for Disability Services, and Regional Economies, Primary Mental Health and Aboriginal and Industries and Fisheries, Minister Torres Strait Islander Partnerships for Rural and Regional Queensland and as a member of the Parlia- and as a member of the Parlia- ment’s Members’ Ethics and Parlia- ment’s Education and Innovation mentary Privileges Committee. Committee, the Finance and Administration Committee and the Scrutiny of Legislation Committee Ms Annastacia Palaszczuk and Public Accounts Committee. MP BA MA(Hons) LLB GDLP Leader of the Opposition Annastacia Palaszczuk has been the Member for the seat of Inala since 2006 and in May 2012 became the Leader of the Opposition and the Shadow Minister for Justice and Attorney-General, Industrial Relations, Education, Training and Employment, Tourism, Major Events and Commonwealth Games. Ms Palaszczuk formerly served as the Minister for Transport, Multicultural Affairs and Disability Services and as a member of the Parliament’s Education and Innovation Com- mittee, the Members’ Ethics and Parliamentary Privileges Committee and Public Works Committee.

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Executive Management Group

Mr Neil Laurie Mr Michael Ries Mr Michael Hickey LLB LLM(Hons) MBA BAdmin LLB GradDipBus BBus Clerk of the Parliament Deputy Clerk Director of Corporate and House Neil has been the Principal Officer Michael was appointed to the role Services of the Legislative Assembly, the of Deputy Clerk of Queensland’s Michael leads the Corporate and Chief Executive Officer of, and the Parliament in June 2008. Michael is House Services Division of the Accountable Officer for, the Par- responsible for the Legislative and Parliamentary Service. He is also liamentary Service since February Information Services Division and responsible for developing and 2003. Neil has over 20 years’ experi- is also the Research Director of the monitoring corporate governance ence with the Parliamentary Ser- Ethics Committee. Previously he strategies. Michael was appointed vice, including six years as Deputy held senior roles in the Department Director in June 2003 and has over Clerk and Clerk of Committees and of Premier and Cabinet including 24 years’ experience with the Par- over ten years as Clerk. Clerk of the Executive Council. liamentary Service.

Service Area Managers Mr Craig Atkinson Ms Katherine Brennan Ms Leanne Clare BBus BAppSc BA GradDipLibMan BCom CPA GradCertLegStud Manager, Financial and GradDipMan First Clerk Assistant (Procedure) Parliamentary Librarian Administrative Services Leanne is First Clerk Assistant Craig is the Manager of Financial Katherine manages the Parlia- (Procedure) and leads the team and Administrative Services, and mentary Library, which provides that provides administrative and the Chief Finance Officer for the research and information services procedural support to the Legisla- Parliamentary Service. His duties for Members of Parliament and tive Assembly Chamber. Leanne has include establishing systems of their staff, as well as managing over 25 years’ public sector experi- financial management, asset and the heritage O’Donovan Library. ence in audit, research and man- logistics management, preparing Katherine has extensive library and agement roles. annual financial statements and management experience delivering ensuring compliance with relevant information and advisory services financial management legislation to business, industry, government Mr Mike Coburn and standards as well as promoting and community. Manager, Information Technology best practice in financial manage- Services ment across the Parliamentary Ser- Mike manages Information Technol- vice. Craig has over 20 years’ experi- ogy Services, which provides and ence in financial management. maintains computer networks and services throughout the parlia- mentary precinct and Members’ electorate offices. Mike has over 30 years’ experience in the information technology industry.

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Mr Stephen Finnimore Mr Darryl McCarthy Mr Jaakko Ponsi Manager, Committee Office Manager, Property Services Manager, Catering Services Stephen leads the team that Darryl and the Property Services Jaakko is responsible for managing provides professional advice and team are responsible for managing Catering Services which provides a research, administrative and the buildings within the parliamen- range of dining services throughout procedural support to the various tary precinct as well as 94 elector- the parliamentary precinct, such as committees of the Parliament in ate offices located throughout fine dining, bar amenities, functions fulfilling their roles and engaging Queensland. Darryl has over 20 and cafeteria style dining. Jaakko with the community. He has over 30 years’ experience in the construc- has managed Catering Services for years’ experience in the Parliament tion and maintenance fields. 16 years. and in the private sector.

Mr Peter Morris Mr Michael Watkin Mr Kevin Jones BBus Cert III (Adult Literacy) BA (Justice) JP Qualified Sergeant-at-Arms Manager, Human Resource Sergeant-at-Arms Manager, Security and Attendant Services Acting Manager, Security and Services Peter is responsible for ensuring Attendant Services Kevin retired from his position as the delivery of human resources Michael has acted as Sergeant- the Sergeant-at-Arms and Manager, and industrial relations services at-Arms, commencing in August Security and Attendant Services to Parliamentary Service staff and 2012, and is also responsible for the in July 2013 after 21 years with Members of Parliament. Peter has delivery of Security and Attendant the Parliamentary Service. Kevin experience in both human resource Services throughout the parliamen- commenced pre-retirement leave management and industrial rela- tary precinct. Michael has over 20 in August 2012 before formally tions at an operational and mana- years’ experience in the Parliamen- retiring on 9 July 2013. Sadly, Kevin gerial level. Peter has 21 years’ tary Service. passed away unexpectedly on 13 experience in human resource August 2013. A tribute to Kevin is management. on page 37.

Ms Lucinda Osmond Mrs Ruth Limkin LLB BBus GAICD Chief Hansard Reporter Speaker’s Executive Officer Lucinda manages the Parliamentary As the Speaker’s senior advisor, Reporting Service, which is respon- Ruth brings to the role over 15 sible for the accurate, timely and years of experience in organisa- efficient reporting of the proceed- tional leadership in the not-for- ings of Parliament and its commit- profit sector, business strategy, tees. Previously, Lucinda worked policy analysis and communica- in the New Zealand and Northern tions and media. Ruth leads a team Territory parliaments and as a court that provides executive support to reporter. the Speaker to assist in her par- liamentary leadership, legal and constitutional roles, and public engagement.

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