Russell Field

Russell Field
MP
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Capalaba
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 October 2024
Preceded byDon Brown
Personal details
Political partyLiberal National

Russell Field is an Australian politician and anti-crime advocate. A member of the Liberal National Party (LNP), he was elected member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Capalaba in the 2024 Queensland state election.[1]

Political career

Field's son Matthew was killed alongside his pregnant fiancée by a teenager in a stolen car on Australia Day in 2021, which Field claims inspired him to run for Parliament.[2][3]

At the 2024 state election, Field won the seat of Capalaba in Brisbane for the Liberal National Party (LNP). He defeated sitting Labor MP Don Brown, who in 2023 described youth crime as a "media beat-up".[4]

References

  1. ^ "Capalaba - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Russell Field says he was inspired to 'make a difference' after his son was killed". www.abc.net.au. 28 October 2024.
  3. ^ Harris, Louise (1 September 2024). "'I had to put my hand up': Victims of crime advocate to run for LNP in Qld election". Brisbane Times.
  4. ^ "Don Brown: Labor MP under fire for calling youth crime crisis a 'media beat-up'".
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