Craig Daryl Crawford (born 17 January 1970) is an Australian politician currently serving as the

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Minister for Seniors and Disability Services and Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships. He has been the

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member for the

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seat of Barron River in the

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since 2015.

Career

Crawford began his professional career working in hotel management. During his 20 years of voluntary service to the Victorian

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, he was promoted to the rank of captain and selected to be an ambulance paramedic. He went on to work for both

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and the

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respectively for over 15 years. He has a

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of Ambulance Paramedic Studies and a

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in Fire Technology. Prior to his promotion to the

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, Crawford served as a member of Queensland Parliament's Ethics Committee from February 2016 to November 2017, and also as a member of the Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources Committee from May 2016 to November 2017.

Personal life

Crawford married his wife Rosalie at

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in April 2016.

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1970 births Living people Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland Labor Left politicians Paramedics 21st-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-Queensland-MP-stub

Career

Personal life

See also

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