Tracy Davis
Councillor Tracy Davis | |
|---|---|
| Councillor for McDowall Ward | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2019 | |
| Leader | Adrian Schrinner |
| Preceded by | Norm Wyndham |
| Shadow Minister for Education | |
| In office 6 May 2016 – 25 November 2017 | |
| Leader | Tim Nicholls |
| Preceded by | Tim Mander |
| Succeeded by | Jarrod Bleijie |
| Shadow Minister for Communities, Child Safety, Disability Services and the Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence | |
| In office 14 February 2015 – 6 May 2016 | |
| Leader | Lawrence Springborg |
| Preceded by | Desley Scott |
| Succeeded by | Ros Bates |
| Minister for Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services of Queensland | |
| In office 3 April 2012 – 14 February 2015 | |
| Premier | Campbell Newman |
| Preceded by | Karen Struthers (Community Services) Phil Reeves (Child Safety) Curtis Pitt (Disabilities) |
| Succeeded by | Shannon Fentiman (Communities and Child Safety) Coralee O'Rourke (Disability Services) |
| Member of the Queensland Parliament for Aspley | |
| In office 21 March 2009 – 25 November 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Bonny Barry |
| Succeeded by | Bart Mellish |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 December 1962 Nambour, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal National Party |
Tracy Ellen Davis (born 8 December 1962) is an Australian politician. She was a Liberal National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2009 to 2017, representing the district of Aspley. She was Minister for Communities, Child Safety and Disabilities in the 2012–15 Newman government.[1] She currently serves on the Brisbane City Council as the Councillor for McDowall Ward.
Early life[]
Davis was born in Nambour, Queensland, but attended primary school at East Hills in New South Wales. She attended high school at Pine Rivers, and in 1982 and became a receptionist. She became a small business owner in 1995.[2]
Politics[]
In 2009, Davis defeated Labor MP Bonny Barry to win the seat of Aspley for the Liberal National Party. She had previously contested Aspley in 2006 as a Liberal candidate, as well as Everton in 2004.
Davis was appointed the Shadow Minister for Public Transport following a Langbroek Cabinet shuffle in November 2010. In 2011 she was appointed as Shadow Minister for Disability Services, Mental Health and Child Safety.
She lost her seat to Labor candidate Bart Mellish at the 2017 election.[3]
In 2019 Davis became Brisbane City Councillor for McDowall Ward to replace McDowall Ward Councillor Norm Wyndham.[4] She successfully contested the McDowall Ward at the 2020 Queensland local government elections, winning 59.2% of the primary vote.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Premier announces new Ministry". Department of Premier and Cabinet. 30 March 2012. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ^ "Tracy Ellen Davis". Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- ^ "Qld seats set to change hands in election". SBS. 26 November 2017. Archived from the original on 26 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "McDowall Ward". Brisbane City Council. 24 July 2019. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/bcc/2020/guide/mcdo | accessdate=17 April 2020
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