Barbara Stone

Barbara Gwendoline Stone (born 28 January 1962) is an Australian politician. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Springwood and is a member of the Labor Party.

Barbara Stone
Member for Springwood
In office
17 February 2001 – 24 March 2012
Preceded byGrant Musgrove
Succeeded byJohn Grant
Personal details
Born (1962-01-28) 28 January 1962
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor
OccupationAustralia Post, Electorate Officer

Before politics

Stone graduated with an Associate Diploma in Business Management and a Bachelor of Business (HRM) at Queensland University of Technology. She then worked at Australia Post for a number of years before becoming an Electorate Officer for Judy Spence, State Member for Mount Gravatt.[1]

Politics

Stone entered Parliament after the 2001 state election, having been selected after the sitting member, Labor's Grant Musgrove, resigned in the wake of an electoral rorting scandal.[2] She subsequently won the 2004, 2006 and 2009 elections, making her the longest-serving Member in the Springwood electorate.[3] She lost the seat at the 2012 state election.

Stone served in a number of positions in the government, including as the Chair of the Law, Justice and Safety Committee. She was also a member of a number of Ministerial Legislative Committees including Police and Corrective Services, Transport and Main Roads, Emergency Services and Sports, and was elected Chair of Caucus for the Labor Party.[4]

References
  1. "Faction-free woman". Albert & Logan News. Brisbane, Australia. 31 January 2001. p. 12.
  2. Vale, Byron (25 January 2001). "Frontline apathy as the battle rages - Voters unmoved by rorts upheaval". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, Australia. p. 11.
  3. "Stepping Stone to success". Albert & Logan News. Brisbane, Australia. 15 May 2009. p. 4.
  4. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Grant Musgrove		 Member for Springwood
2001–2012		 Succeeded by
John Grant
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