Preceded by Kirsten Livermore Name Michelle Landry Website michellelandry.com.au | Occupation Business owner Nationality Australian | |
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Full Name Michelle Leanne Landry Born 15 October 1962 (age 61)
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia ( 1962-10-15 ) Role Member of the Australian House of Representatives Office Member of the Australian Parliament since 2013 Political party National Party of Australia, Liberal National Party of Queensland | ||
Liberal National Party | Michelle Landry - Supporting Local Business
Michelle Leanne Landry (born 15 October 1962) is an Australian politician. She is a Liberal National Party of Queensland member of the Australian House of Representatives since September 2013, representing the Division of Capricornia, Queensland.
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- Liberal National Party Michelle Landry Supporting Local Business
- Early life and career
- Political career
- Bullying allegations
- Wishy Washy comments
- References
Early life and career
Landry was born in Rockhampton, Queensland. She was educated at Hall State School and Rockhampton Girls Grammar.
From 1978 to 1985 Landry worked as a pathology and medical biochemistry laboratory assistant. From 1985 to 2007 she worked at the National Australia Bank. She ran a local bookkeeping business from 1999 to 2009.
Political career
Landry contested the seat of Capricornia for the first time in the 2010 federal election. Her opponent, long-term Labor MP Kirsten Livermore defeated her in a 54-46 two party preferred vote; an 8% swing to the LNP. Following the retirement of Livermore in 2013, Landry won the seat in the 2013 federal election. She was reelected in the 2016 federal election.
Bullying allegations
In November 2014, Landry claimed she had been the victim of bullying and intimidation by representatives from the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU). Landry also said that her daughter and son-in-law were subject to harassment while living in Blackwater, a coal mining community west of Rockhampton, during the 2013 Federal Election campaign. Landry alleged that CFMEU representatives had approached her daughter at the Blackwater bank where her daughter was employed. Landry said that her daughter and son-in-law decided to quit their jobs and leave Blackwater as a consequence.
Landry said she had not made an official complaint about the alleged harassment with police or the union, fearing that any such complaint would exacerbate the problem. The allegations prompted the CFMEU's district president, Stephen Smyth to demand Landry apologise to union members and Blackwater residents, and described the allegations as baseless. Smyth said the union was offended by Landry's comments as it fights against bullying on a daily basis. He said that if she had any evidence, she should have taken it to the police.
'Wishy Washy' comments
In April 2016, Landry drew national attention when she attempted to communicate her belief that the Federal Government's messages were not being communicated effectively enough, and said that the public was perceiving the government's communication as being "a little wishy washy". Many misunderstood her comments, and assumed she meant the government's performance was "wishy washy". Her comments prompted both Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull and National Party leader, Barnaby Joyce to defend the government's performance. Turnbull said he wanted to advise Landry to be more upbeat about what the government had achieved, while Joyce said that the government was not "wishy washy" on things like border protection and defence spending.