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Mark Ryan (Australian politician)

Mark Ryan (Australian politician)

Australian politician

Mark Thomas Ryan (born 29 December 1982) is an Australian Labor Party politician who has represented Morayfield in the Queensland Parliament since the 2015 election, having previously represented the seat from 2009 to 2012

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Ryan was born in Nambour, Queensland, and attended St Eugene School and then St Joseph's College, Nudgee. He received a Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland and became a solicitor. In 2009, he was selected as the Labor candidate for the new seat of Morayfield and was elected. He lost the seat at the 2012 Queensland state election,[1] but regained it at the 2015 election and has held it ever since.

In December 2015 a cabinet reshuffle elevated Ryan to the position of Assistant Minister for State Assisting the Premier in an extended cabinet.

In November 2016, a cabinet reshuffle saw Ryan promoted to senior cabinet as the Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services and the Minister for Correctional Services.[2]

References

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    "Mark Thomas Ryan". Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
  2. [2]
    "New Cabinet will continue to deliver for Queensland - The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory". statements.qld.gov.au. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
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