Ann Leahy (born 8 August 1971) is an Australian politician. She has been the
Liberal National Party member for
Warrego in the
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland established under the Constitution of Queensland. Elections are held every four years and are done by full preferential voting. The Assembly ...
since 2015.
Prior to her pre-selection for Warrego by the Liberal National Party, Leahy had been the electorate office for her predecessor,
Howard Hobbs
Howard William Thomas Hobbs (born 22 January 1950) is an Australian politician who represented the seat of Warrego in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1 November 1986 until his retirement at the 31 January 2015 state election. He w ...
. In 1998, Hobbs had resigned from the
Borbidge government
The Borbidge Ministry was a The Ministry, Ministry of the Government of Queensland, led by National Party of Australia – Queensland, National Party Premier Rob Borbidge and his deputy, Liberal Party of Australia (Queensland Division), Liberal l ...
after his wife alleged that he was having an affair with a staffer, who was later revealed to have been Leahy.
References
1971 births
Living people
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Liberal National Party of Queensland politicians
University of Southern Queensland alumni
21st-century Australian politicians
Women members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
21st-century Australian women politicians
People from Stanthorpe, Queensland
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