Margaret Woodgate
Margaret Woodgate | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Kurwongbah | |
| In office 19 September 1992 – 17 March 1997 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Linda Lavarch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Margaret Rosemary Woodgate 1 September 1935 Labor |
| Occupation | Electorate secretary |
Margaret Rosemary Woodgate (born 1 September 1935) is a former Australian politician.
Woodgate was born in
Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Pine Rivers, moving to Kurwongbah in 1992. She was Temporary Chairman of Committees from 1990 to 1991 and in 1995 was appointed Minister for Family and Community Services. Following the Labor Government's resignation after losing its one-seat majority in 1996 she became Shadow Minister for Families, Community Care and Aboriginal and Islander Affairs, but she resigned from the ministry in 1996 and from parliament in 1997, triggering a by-election.[1]
References
- ^ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
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