Lindy Nelson-Carr

Lindy Nelson-Carr
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Mundingburra
In office
13 June 1998 – 23 March 2012
Preceded byFrank Tanti
Succeeded byDavid Crisafulli
Personal details
Born (1959-07-15) 15 July 1959 (age 65)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyLabor
OccupationTeacher

Lindel Helena Nelson-Carr (born 15 July 1952) is a former Australian politician who was the member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Mundingburra from 1998 until she stood down at the 2012 state election.[1]

Parliamentary career

Nelson-Carr was elected as Member for Mundingburra in the Parliament of Queensland at the election on 13 June 1998, when she achieved a swing of 6.7 per cent away from sitting Liberal MP Frank Tanti.

She increased her margin to 10.54 per cent at the 2006 election; this result went against the statewide trend of a slight swing against Labor. Four days after the election, on 13 September 2006, Nelson-Carr was promoted to the Cabinet in the Beattie Ministry as Minister for Environment and Multiculturalism. A year later, when Anna Bligh became Premier, Nelson-Carr was moved to the portfolio of Minister for Communities, Disability Services, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Partnerships, Multicultural Affairs, Seniors and Youth.[2]

Before being appointed to Cabinet, Nelson-Carr was from 2001 the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Minister Assisting the Premier on Women's Policy.[3] She was promoted in 2004 to Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier for North Queensland. Her portfolio was expanded in 2005 to include Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport and Main Roads.[4]

On 28 March 2011, Nelson-Carr announced that she would not contest the 2012 state election.

Personal

Ms Nelson-Carr was a high school teacher and guidance officer at Townsville State High School and Pimlico State High School. She holds a master of education, and from 1993 to 1998 lectured in human relationships education at James Cook University.[3] Before moving to Townsville she taught in inner Sydney schools.

Her husband Russel Carr and she have five children.

Affiliations

Ms Nelson-Carr established a Townsville branch of EMILY's List and holds fundraisers regularly to contribute to the organisation.[5] She is supported by the organisation and received EMILY's List funding to support her first election to Parliament.[6] She is historically the most senior female politician to be elected in Townsville.

She is a proud trade unionist and is a member of the Queensland Teachers Union and the Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union.[3][6] At the time she praised workers involved in the 1998 Australian waterfront dispute.

"...they were sacked as a result of a national collusion between the coalition parties and Patrick stevedores. They were sacked because they were members of a union. They were sacked because they chose to be loyal to themselves, their union and their workmates.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Media Statement: Premier and Deputy take charge of delivering water grid". 13 September 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2006.
  3. ^ a b c "NELSON-CARR, Lindy – Mundingburra". Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2007.
  4. ^ "Media Statement – Double Duties For MPs As Beattie Team Stays Fresh 26 May 2005". Retrieved 16 December 2006.
  5. ^ "Emily's List Australia – Candidates – Lindy Nelson-Carr MP". Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2007.
  6. ^ a b c https://web.archive.org/web/20090617034551/http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/view/legislativeAssembly/documents/memberBio/InauguralSpeech/NelsonCarr.pdf (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Legislative Assembly of Queensland. 5 August 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2009. {{cite book}}: |archiveurl= missing title (help)
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Mundingburra
1998–2012 		Succeeded by