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The Honourable
Yvette D'Ath
MP
D'Ath in 2014
Attorney-General and Minister for Justice
In office
18 May 2023 – 28 October 2024
PremierAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Steven Miles
Preceded byShannon Fentiman
Succeeded byDeb Frecklington
In office
16 February 2015 – 11 November 2020
PremierAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded byJarrod Bleijie
Succeeded byShannon Fentiman
Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence
In office
18 May 2023 – 28 October 2024
PremierAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Steven Miles
Preceded byShannon Fentiman
Succeeded byAmanda Camm
Other ministerial positions
Minister for Health and Ambulance Services
In office
12 November 2020 – 17 May 2023
PremierAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded bySteven Miles
Succeeded byShannon Fentiman
Leader of the House in Queensland
In office
11 December 2017 – 12 February 2024
PremierAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Steven Miles
Preceded byStirling Hinchliffe
Succeeded byMick de Brenni
Minister for Training and Skills
In office
16 February 2015 – 11 December 2017
PremierAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded byJohn-Paul Langbroek
Succeeded byShannon Fentiman
Shadow Attorney-General
Shadow Minister for Justice and Housing
In office
5 August 2014 – 15 February 2015
LeaderAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded byAnnastacia Palaszczuk (Justice)
Jo-Ann Miller (Housing)
Succeeded byIan Walker (Justice)
Rob Molhoek (Housing)
Shadow Minister for Training
and Disability Services
In office
4 March 2014 – 15 February 2015
LeaderAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded byAnnastacia Palaszczuk (Training)
Desley Scott (Disability Services)
Succeeded byTim Mander (Training)
Tracy Davis (Disability Services)
Shadow Minister for Education, Science, IT and Innovation
In office
4 March 2014 – 4 August 2014
LeaderAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded byAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Succeeded byAnthony Lynham
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Redcliffe
In office
22 February 2014 – 26 October 2024
Preceded byScott Driscoll
Succeeded byKerri-Anne Dooley
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Petrie
In office
24 November 2007 – 7 September 2013
Preceded byTeresa Gambaro
Succeeded byLuke Howarth
Personal details
Born
Yvette Maree D'Ath

(1970-07-26) 26 July 1970 (age 54)
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
SpouseGeorge D'Ath (Divorced)
Children2
ResidenceClontarf
Alma mater
Profession
Signature
Websiteyvettedathmp.com

Yvette Maree D'Ath (born 26 July 1970) is an Australian politician. She served as the Labor member for Redcliffe in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2014 until her retirement in 2024. D'Ath served as Attorney-General and Minister for the Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence from 2023 to 2024. Prior to this she held an extensive list of various ministerial and other governmental positions, including Minister for Justice and Leader of the House. She was previously a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the outer Brisbane seat of Petrie from 2007 until her defeat at the 2013 Australian federal election.

Education and early career

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D'Ath graduated from the Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Laws, followed by a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Australian National University. After working as a waitress, she was appointed an associate to the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission, serving between 1992 and 1994. She then became a senior industrial advocate for the Australian Workers' Union in Queensland.[1]

Federal politics

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D'Ath won the seat of Petrie for Labor from Liberal Teresa Gambaro at the 2007 election with a 2-point margin from a 9.5-point swing, before increasing it to 2.5 points at the 2010 election. D'Ath was narrowly defeated by 0.5 points at the 2013 election.

Following the promotion of Mark Dreyfus as Attorney-General in February 2013, D'Ath was promoted to replace some of Dreyfus' responsibilities as Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. Her responsibilities were altered and she became Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change, Industry, and Innovation in a rearrangement of the Second Gillard Ministry on 25 March 2013.[1][2]

State politics

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In December 2013, D'Ath was preselected to contest the state seat of Redcliffe at the 2014 by-election.[3] The seat of Redcliffe covered much of the same area as her former federal seat of Petrie. She won the seat with a 17.2-point two-party swing to Labor.[4][5] This increased Labor's representation in the Queensland Parliament from seven to eight seats. After the by-election victory D'Ath was made the Shadow Minister for Education and Training, Disability Services, Science, IT and Innovation.[6]

On 27 August 2014, D'Ath was made the Shadow Attorney-General, the Shadow Minister for Justice and the Shadow Minister for Training, Disability Services and Housing after a reshuffle prompted by the Labor victory in the Stafford by-election.[7][better source needed]

Palaszczuk government

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After Labor's victory in the 2015 Queensland State Election, D'Ath was sworn in as Attorney-General, Minister for Justice and Minister for Training and Skills in the Palaszczuk Ministry on 16 February 2015.[8]

Following the 2017 Queensland State Election, in which the Palaszczuk government was returned with a majority, D'Ath retained her position as Attorney-General and Minister for Justice.

D'Ath retained her seat of Redcliffe in the 2020 Queensland state election, becoming the Minister for Health and Ambulance Services.[9] She was succeeded as Attorney-General and Minister for Justice by Shannon Fentiman.

After a Cabinet reshuffle in May 2023,[10] D'Ath reassumed her position as Attorney-General and Minister for Justice. Additionally, she became Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence (previously held by Fentiman) for the first time in her career.[11][12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "The Hon Yvette D'Ath MP". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Changes to the Ministry". Press office (Press release). Prime Minister of Australia. 25 March 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Yvette D'Ath wins Labor preselection for state seat of Redcliffe". Brisbane Times. 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  4. ^ Green, Antony (14 February 2024). "2014 Redcliffe by-election". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Redcliffe by-election: Labor candidate Yvette D'Ath wins the Queensland seat – ABC 22 February 2014". Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  6. ^ Yvette D'Ath [@YvetteDAth] (3 March 2014). "Great to be with Annastacia Palaszczuk when she announced my shadow portfolio of Education and Training. #qldpol" (Tweet) – via Twitter./photo/1
  7. ^ "Member List - Queensland Parliament".
  8. ^ "Queensland's new Labor Cabinet sworn in at Government House". Australian Broadcasting Corporation 16 February 2015. 15 February 2015. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  9. ^ The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory Archived 16 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine Queensland Government.
  10. ^ Palaszczuk, Annastacia. "Refreshed Cabinet to deliver for Queenslanders". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Hon Yvette D'Ath". Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  12. ^ Jeffrey, Daniel. "Queensland gets new health, housing, youth justice ministers in massive cabinet reshuffle". 9 News. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
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Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Member for Petrie
2007–2013 		Succeeded by
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Redcliffe
2014–2024 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Attorney-General of Queensland
2015–2020 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for Training and Skills
2015–2017
Preceded by Minister for Health and Ambulance Services
2020–2023
Preceded by Attorney-General of Queensland
2023–2024 		Vacant
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