Premier Campbell Newman Profession Solicitor Preceded by Ros Bates Name Ian Walker | Preceded by Phil Reeves Role Politician Political party Liberal National | |
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Succeeded by Leeanne Enoch
(Science and Innovation)
Annastacia Palaszczuk (Arts) Born 18 November 1954 (age 69)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ( 1954-11-18 ) Party Liberal National Party of Queensland Books The Returns to Education: Evidence from the Labour Force Surveys | ||
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Ian Bradley Walker (born 18 November 1954) is an Australian Liberal National politician. He is the current member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Mansfield, having defeated Phil Reeves at the 2012 Queensland state election. He retained the seat in the 2015 state election.
Following the LNP's electoral victory in 2012, Walker was appointed Assistant Minister for Planning Reform on 3 April 2012. On 17 February 2013, then Premier Campbell Newman appointed Walker as the new Minister for Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts after the resignation of Ros Bates.
Following the LNP's defeat at the 2015 Queensland election, Walker was succeeded as Minister by Leeanne Enoch (Science and Innovation) and Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk (Arts).
Despite the statewide defeat of the LNP, Ian Walker retained the bellwether seat of Mansfield, though with a small margin of victory.
The Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg appointed Walker to the Shadow Cabinet, giving him the roles of Shadow Attorney-General and Shadow Minister for Justice, Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations and Shadow Minister for the Arts.
Walker was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School.