Glen Wayne Elmes (born 11 August 1955) is an Australian politician who represented
Noosa in the
Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2006 to 2017. Elmes is a member of the
Liberal National Party (LNP).
Prior to entering parliament, Elmes worked for 34 years in the commercial radio industry throughout Queensland, 22 of which were in the
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region. Before election, he was the general manager of Sunshine Coast stations Classic Hits 107.1; FM Noosa and Classic Hits 558 AM 4GY (
Gympie). He lives in
Noosaville
Noosaville is a town and suburb in Noosa in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the , Noosaville had a population of 8,124 people.
Geography
Noosaville is bounded by the Noosa River to the north, Weyba Creek to the east, the shoreli ...
with wife Lesleigh and their two children.
Parliamentary career
Elmes is a member of the
Liberal National Party of Queensland, having been a long-standing member of the
Liberal Party before its merger with the
Nationals.
In
opposition, he served as Parliamentary Secretary to Shadow Minister for Environment and Multiculturalism from 21 September 2006 to 12 August 2008, when he was appointed Deputy Opposition Whip.
Following the LNP's victory at the
2012 election
This national electoral calendar for 2012 lists the national/ federal elections held in 2012 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.
January
*3–4 January: ...
, it was announced he would be the LNP's nominee for (and would therefore be elected as) Speaker and Chairman of Committees in the new Parliament. On 16 April, before Parliament met, it was announced he would be appointed Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Multicultural Affairs and Minister assisting the Premier. In doing so on 23 April 2012, he replaced
Jack Dempsey, who took the role of Minister for Police and Community Safety following
David Gibson's resignation following revelations that the latter had been driving with his licence suspended.
Elmes was also a member of the Integrity, Ethics and Parliamentary Privileges Committee from 9 February 2010 until Parliament was prorogued on 19 February 2012.
References
External links
Elmes' Website
Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland
Liberal National Party of Queensland politicians
1955 births
Living people
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
21st-century Australian politicians
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