Anne Warner (politician)

Anne Warner
The Honourable; Anne Warner; AM
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly; for Kurilpa
	In office; 22 October 1983 – 1 November 1986
Preceded by	Sam Doumany
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly; for South Brisbane
	In office; 1 November 1986 – 15 July 1995
Preceded by	Jim Fouras
Succeeded by	Anna Bligh
Personal details
Born	Anne Marie Warner; 5 December 1945; Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Labor
Occupation	Union organiser

Anne Marie Warner AM (born 5 December 1945) is a former Australian politician who served in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1983 to 1995. She was a government minister under Wayne Goss from 1989 to 1995.

Early life

Warner was born in Lucknow, India,[1] and is of Anglo-Indian descent.[2] She was a social welfare union organiser before entering politics.

Politics

Warner was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Kurilpa in 1983, and for South Brisbane in 1986. She was Minister for Family Services and Minister for Aboriginal and Islander Affairs in the Labor Party government of Wayne Goss from 1989 until her retirement in 1995.[1] Her party activity included being a branch President and President of her Electorate Executive, a State Conference delegate and Convenor of the Women's Policy Committee. Warner is married and has three children.[1]

During Warner's six years in opposition, she spoke vociferously on a wide range of issues including civil rights, education, government maladministration, corruption, and child welfare. Throughout her parliamentary career she showed great concern for minority groups and women, especially disadvantaged women, and their right to be free from any sort of discrimination.

Footnotes

"Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
James Jupp, 2001, The Australian People: an encyclopedia of the nation, its people and their origins, Melbourne, Cambridge University Press, pp. 438.

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Sam Doumany	Member for Kurilpa 1983–1986	Abolished
Preceded by Jim Fouras	Member for South Brisbane 1986–1995	Succeeded by Anna Bligh

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[qp-1] "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

[2] James Jupp, 2001, The Australian People: an encyclopedia of the nation, its people and their origins, Melbourne, Cambridge University Press, pp. 438.