26 Facts About Jackie Trad

Jacklyn Anne Trad was born on 25 April 1972 and is an Australian former politician.

Jackie Trad was Deputy Premier of Queensland from 2015 to 2020, Treasurer of Queensland from 2017 to 2020 and represented the Electoral district of South Brisbane for the Labor Party from April 2012 to October 2020.

Jackie Trad is the second daughter of Lebanese immigrants; Lebanese Arabic was her first language.

Jackie Trad began an arts degree at Griffith University and completed a Master of Public Policy at the University of Sydney.

Jackie Trad grew up in South Brisbane and currently lives in the suburb of West End with her husband and two children.

Jackie Trad identifies as Catholic and with her Maronite Church heritage.

Jackie Trad was elected to the legislature at the South Brisbane by-election held on 28 April 2012.

Jackie Trad has held several positions within the structure of the Australian Labor Party.

Jackie Trad was formerly the Queensland ALP Assistant State Secretary, President of the Kurilpa Branch, a delegate to the ALP National and State Conferences, member of the National Executive Committee and the Secretary of Labor Women's Organisation Queensland.

Jackie Trad is the former leader of Queensland Labor's Left Faction.

Jackie Trad is on the record as being a supporter of same-sex marriage.

Jackie Trad is a supporter of adoption by same-sex partners.

Jackie Trad was appointed as a member of the Parliamentary Ethics Committee and Parliamentary Crime and Misconduct Committee respectively, and served from May 2012 to January 2015.

Jackie Trad thus became Deputy Premier of Queensland in the Palaszczuk Ministry on 14 February 2015.

On 17 March 2016, Jackie Trad introduced the Vegetation Management Amendment Bill into parliament, the Palaszczuk Government's bill intended to reverse the previous government's repeal of the Wild Rivers Legislation, enacted in 2005 in an attempt to preserve native vegetation.

Jackie Trad called the proposed legislation "nation-leading" and one of the Palaszczuk Government's key commitments for protecting the Great Barrier Reef.

Ms Jackie Trad announced in October 2016 that Labor would re-introduce the legislation if it won the next election.

On 12 November 2015, Jackie Trad introduced 3 government bills into the Legislative Assembly aimed at reforming the infrastructure and planning framework in Queensland, including what would become the Planning Act 2016.

On 1 December 2016, Jackie Trad introduced the Local Government Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Bill into Queensland Parliament.

On 12 December 2017, Jackie Trad was sworn in as Deputy Premier, Treasurer and Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships in the Second Palaszczuk Ministry.

Jackie Trad introduced the Mineral and Energy Resources Bill on 15 February 2018, and was passed in November the same year.

The location was within proximity of the proposed Boggo Road station in the $5.4 billion Cross River Rail Project for which Jackie Trad had ministerial responsibility.

Jackie Trad was referred to the Crime and Corruption Commission by Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington.

In September 2019, the commission announced it would not investigate Jackie Trad, stating that they saw no evidence that supported a reasonable suspicion of corrupt conduct.

Jackie Trad formally resigned from the positions the following day.

Jackie Trad herself declared that she was in 'the fight of her political life.