Annastacia Palaszczuk

Annastacia Palaszczuk ( (), Polish: [pa'waʂt͡ʂuk]; born 25 July 1969) is an Australian politician and 39th Premier of Queensland, serving since the 2015 election. She has been a Labor member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland since the 2006 election, representing the electorate of Inala. She held various ministerial portfolios in the Bligh Labor government from 2009. Following Labor's defeat in the 2012 election, Palaszczuk succeeded Bligh as leader of Queensland Labor. After the defeat of the Newman LNP government in 2015, Palaszczuk became the first woman in Australia to become Premier of a state from Opposition. Her first ministry was majority female (8 of 14), a first in Australia.

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Born

1969-07-25

Birth Place

Durack, Queensland, Australia

Education

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Political Ideology

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Spouse(s)

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The Guardian

Qld Covid update: five new cases as Annastacia Palaszczuk flags possible lockdown

Queensland has recorded five new local Covid-19 cases but will avoid locking down for now, the state’s premier says. The new cases of the Delta variant are all members of the same family who live across two households, including a 13-year-old schoolgirl from Sunnybank. “There is no lockdown today,” the...

PUBLIC HEALTH2021-09-11

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The Guardian

‘Disgusting’: social media reacts after Australian Olympics chief ordered Annastacia Palaszczuk to attend opening ceremony

Celebration of Brisbane’s successful 2032 Games bid has been lost in furore surrounding a press conference between AOC boss John Coates and the Queensland premier

SPORTS2021-07-22

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AOC boss John Coates orders Annastacia Palaszczuk to attend Olympic ceremony

The AOC president was widely criticised for his comment just hours after Queensland won the hosting rights for the 2032 Games

SPORTS2021-07-22

The Guardian

Watching John Coates berate Annastacia Palaszczuk felt achingly familiar | Megan Maurice

While the tone was jovial and the comments have been downplayed by many, for women in sport it’s a reminder of how far we have to go

SPORTS2021-07-22

SkySports

Australian Olympic Committee boss John Coates defends awkward exchange with Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk

Australian Olympic Committee boss John Coates has defended his awkward exchange with Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk after drawing criticism for publicly ordering her to attend the Tokyo Games opening ceremony. Coates, one of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) most powerful executives, raised eyebrows when he told the Premier at a...

SPORTS2021-07-22

The Guardian

Annastacia Palaszczuk determined to spruik Queensland’s Olympics bid in Tokyo, despite petition to prevent trip

Only another Queensland lockdown will stop the state’s premier from travelling to Japan to pitch for the Olympics as tens of thousands sign a petition demanding her trip be refused. The premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, said Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates had made it “very clear” it would be a...

TRAVEL2021-07-06

The Guardian

Queensland Covid update: premier Annastacia Palaszczuk lifts Brisbane lockdown despite five new cases

Brisbane’s lockdown ended at 6pm on Saturday despite the state recording five new Covid-19 cases, including one not linked to an existing outbreak. Queensland’s premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, told reporters on Saturday morning that the state was “not out of the woods yet” and that some restrictions, including mask mandates, would remain in place, but that the snap lockdown announced last week would end.

PUBLIC HEALTH2021-07-03

The Guardian

Annastacia Palaszczuk defends Pfizer vaccine choice ahead of possible Tokyo Olympics trip

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has defended getting the Pfizer vaccine over the AstraZeneca jab despite being over the age of 50. After weeks of concern about her perceived vaccine hesitancy or lack of urgency, Ms Palaszczuk finally got the jab on Monday morning. The 51-year-old received the Pfizer vaccine despite...

HEALTH2021-06-07

The Guardian

Annastacia Palaszczuk locks down greater Brisbane hospitals and aged care after doctor's Covid infection

A Brisbane hospital doctor who tested positive for Covid-19 after treating two patients with the UK strain of the virus visited a cafe, a gym and a hotel in the hours before she developed symptoms, Queensland health authorities have confirmed. The Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, said on Saturday contact tracing...

PUBLIC HEALTH2021-03-13