Desley Carole Boyle (born 29 March 1948) is a former
Labor
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politician
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. Boyle represented the electoral district of
Cairns
Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-p ...
,
Queensland
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in the
Legislative Assembly of Queensland
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and was elected in the
1998 State election and served until 2012
[Queensland Parliamentary Website](_blank)
Accessed 22 March 2009
Early life and career
Boyle was the director and clinical psychologist for Desley Boyle and Associates, in Cairns.
She held a position with the
Cairns' local government from 1988 to 1994, including two years as Deputy Mayor.
Member of parliament
She served on the Parliamentary Crime and Misconduct Committee between 2002 and 2004.
Beattie Ministry
Boyle held various positions in the
Beattie Ministry
The Beattie Ministry was a Ministry of the Government of Queensland, led by Labor Premier Peter Beattie. It commenced on 26 June 1998, thirteen days after the Borbidge Ministry, led by Premier Rob Borbidge of the National Party, was defeated at ...
. She was appointed Minister for Local Government and Planning in February 2004, and added the new post of Minister for Women a month later. In August 2004, she also added Minister for Minister for the Environment. In a September 2006 reshuffle, she was appointed Minister for Child Safety.
Bligh Ministry
When
Anna Bligh
Anna Maria Bligh (born 14 July 1960) is a lobbyist and former Australian politician who served as the 37th Premier of Queensland, in office from 2007 to 2012 as leader of the Labor Party. She was the first woman to hold either position. In 2 ...
took over from Beattie in September 2007, Boyle was appointed Minister for Tourism, Regional Development and Industry. Following the
2009 election, she returned to the Local Government portfolio as Minister for Local Government and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships.
On 17 February 2011, Boyle announced that she would be retiring at the
2012 state election and stood down from Cabinet four days later.
At the election, Labor lost the seat to
Gavin King
Gavin Ryan King (born 17 March 1979) is an Australian journalist, founder of news site ''TropicNow'' and author. He was also previously a politician, serving as a Liberal National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 20 ...
of the
Liberal National Party.
Personal life
Desley lives in Cairns, Tropical North Queensland.
She has three children and three grandchildren. Her hobbies include theater, film and contemporary music.
External links
ABC's "2009 State Elections Results for Cairns"Accessed 22 March 2009
References
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1948 births
Living people
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
People from Cairns
Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland
21st-century Australian politicians
21st-century Australian women politicians
Women members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly