Judy Spence - Minister for Police and Corrective Services
Judy Spence entered politics in 1989 as the Labor Member for Mt Gravatt and is now Queensland's longest serving MP for the seat of Mt Gravatt. Ms Spence is also the State's first female Police and Corrective Services Minister.
Before entering politics, Judy was a high school teacher, first posted to Calen before returning to south-east Queensland to marry. She then taught at Woodridge, Beenleigh and Browns Plains.
In 1996, Judy was appointed Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs and Women, and Adviser to the Leader of the Opposition on Federal/State Relations. From December 1996 to June 1998, Judy was the Shadow Minister for Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs and Consumer Affairs.
When Labor won Government in July 1998, Judy was sworn in as the Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy, Women's Policy and Fair Trading.
As the Minister for Fair Trading, Judy oversaw legislation to crack down on scams, as well as developing strategies to raise community awareness. She was also responsible for the Building Services Authority and the Residential Tenancies Authority.
In the Beattie Government's second term, Judy was the Minister for Families, Disability Services, Seniors and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy.
During that time, she:
- gained further insight into police work while exposing the failings of the State's child protection system;
- expanded domestic violence protection to more Queenslanders;
- oversaw the operation of the State's two youth detention centres in Brisbane and Townsville; and
- administered the Juvenile Justice Act.
Judy also brings her understanding of Indigenous issues and the complex needs of people with disabilities to the Police and Corrective Services portfolios.
Outside politics, Judy spends time with her husband Heinz and their two teenage sons.
Contact:
Office of the Minister for Police and Corrective Services
PO Box 15195,
City East,
QLD, 4002.
Level 24, 50 Ann Street,
Brisbane,
QLD, 4000.
Telephone: (07) 3239 0199
Fax: (07) 3221 9985
Email: police@ministerial.qld.gov.au
Last Updated: 09 February 2006
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