Kerry Gerard Shine (born 5 October 1948) is the Australian Labor Party representative of the seat of Toowoomba North in the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Toowoomba North is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the Unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland.
He first ran for election in the 1998 state election. He was first elected in the 2001 landslide state election that saw the re-election of Peter Beattie as Premier of Queensland, and retained his seat in 2004. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Peter Douglas Beattie (born 18 November 1952) Australian politician was the 36th Premier of the Australian state of Queensland See Premiers of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Premier
In July 2005 as part of a ministerial reshuffle, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to Warren Pitt (the Minister for Communities, Disability Services and Seniors) and Premier's Advisor on Western Queensland. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A Parliamentary Secretary is a member of a Parliament in the Westminster system who assists a more senior minister with their duties On 1 November 2006, Shine was appointed as Queensland's Attorney-General and Minister for Justice. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. In most Common law jurisdictions the Attorney General, or Attorney-General, is the main legal advisor to the government and in some jurisdictions may in addition
Before entering parliament he was a solicitor with the influential personal injury firm Shine Roche McGowan. A "solicitor" is a term used in many Common law jurisdictions for a lawyer who offers legal services outside of the courts
See also
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2004-2006
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2006-2009
- Toowoomba (The seat of Toowoomba North lies in the city's northern suburbs and urban fringe. Toowoomba (nicknamed 'The Garden City' is a City in South East Queensland, Australia. Toowoomba North is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. )
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