12 Facts About Jarrod Bleijie

Jarrod Pieter Bleijie is an Australian politician serving as the Deputy Premier of Queensland since 28 October 2024.

Jarrod Bleijie served as Attorney-General of Queensland from 2012 until 2015 and was appointed Deputy Premier of Queensland in 2024.

Jarrod Bleijie was born on 25 January 1982 in Griffith, New South Wales.

Jarrod Bleijie's father is Pieter Bleijie and his mother, Christine Bleijie.

Jarrod Bleijie attended Griffith Primary School, Caloundra State School, and Caloundra State High School, where he graduated in 2000 as school captain.

Jarrod Bleijie studied politics at the University of the Sunshine Coast before transferring to Brisbane to complete a Bachelor of Laws at Queensland University of Technology.

Jarrod Bleijie was elected to the Parliament of Queensland in 2009, representing the Sunshine Coast electorate of Kawana.

Jarrod Bleijie was promoted to the shadow ministry as Shadow Attorney-General and Shadow Minister for Justice and Corrective Services by then Opposition Leader John-Paul Langbroek in November 2010.

Jarrod Bleijie re-contested and won the state seat of Kawana with a two-party preferred swing of 19.9 points, holding the seat by a 26.8-point margin.

Jarrod Bleijie subsequently unveiled legislation to ban single people and same-sex couples from having a child through surrogacy.

In early 2014, Jarrod Bleijie released details of a conversation he had with Court of Appeal President Margaret McMurdo concerning the appointment of judges.

Sofronoff commented that Jarrod Bleijie's comments had "the hint of a nasty schoolboy's snicker in it".