12 Facts About Yvette D'Ath

Yvette D'Ath served as the Labor member for Redcliffe in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2014 until her retirement in 2024.

Yvette D'Ath was previously a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the outer Brisbane seat of Petrie from 2007 until her defeat at the 2013 Australian federal election.

Yvette D'Ath graduated from the Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Laws, followed by a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Australian National University.

Yvette D'Ath then became a senior industrial advocate for the Australian Workers' Union in Queensland.

Yvette D'Ath won the seat of Petrie for Labor from Liberal Teresa Gambaro at the 2007 election with a 2-point margin from a 9.5-point swing, before increasing it to 2.5 points at the 2010 election.

Yvette D'Ath was narrowly defeated by 0.5 points at the 2013 election.

Yvette D'Ath's responsibilities were altered and she became Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change, Industry, and Innovation in a rearrangement of the Second Gillard Ministry on 25 March 2013.

In December 2013, Yvette D'Ath was preselected to contest the state seat of Redcliffe at the 2014 by-election.

Yvette D'Ath won the seat with a 17.2-point two-party swing to Labor.

On 27 August 2014, Yvette D'Ath was made the Shadow Attorney-General, the Shadow Minister for Justice and the Shadow Minister for Training, Disability Services and Housing after a reshuffle prompted by the Labor victory in the Stafford by-election.

Yvette D'Ath retained her seat of Redcliffe in the 2020 Queensland state election, becoming the Minister for Health and Ambulance Services.

Yvette D'Ath was succeeded as Attorney-General and Minister for Justice by Shannon Fentiman.