Steven John Miles (born 15 November 1977) is an Australian politician. He has been the
Deputy Premier of Queensland
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since May 2020, and been the
Labor
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member for
Murrumba in the
Queensland Legislative Assembly
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since 2017, and previously represented
Mount Coot-tha
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from 2015 to 2017.
Personal life
Miles has a Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the
University of Queensland
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. Miles' PhD thesis was on Union Renewal. Prior to his election, Miles ran a local small business and has three young children. Miles also worked for the prominent Public Sector Union Together in Queensland, formally known as the QPSU, as an Industrial Relations Director and lead Organiser for several years.
Political career
Miles was the unsuccessful Labor candidate for
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at the
2010 Australian federal election
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.
In 2014, Miles defeated Fiona McNamara for preselection in the state seat of
Mount Coot-tha
Mount Coot-tha is a mountain and a suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , there were no residents in the suburb. Visible from much of the city, Mount Coot-tha is a popular bushland tourist destination including the Mou ...
, and was elected in the
2015 state election. He was sworn in as
Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection and Minister for National Parks and the Great Barrier Reef in the
First Palaszczuk Ministry
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Palaszczuk led the Labor Party to victory in the 2015 state election, forming a minority government with the support of independent MP Pe ...
on 16 February 2015.
Following the 2017 Queensland Electoral Redistribution, Miles stood for the North Brisbane electorate of
Murrumba and was elected in the
2017 state election. He was appointed and sworn in as the Minister for Health and Ambulance Services in the
Second Palaszczuk Ministry
The Second Palaszczuk Ministry is a ministry of the Government of Queensland led by Annastacia Palaszczuk. Palaszczuk led the Labor Party to a majority victory in the 2017 state election.
Initial ministry
On 11 December 2017, Premier Palaszczuk ...
after the election.
On 10 May 2020, Miles was announced as the new Deputy Premier of Queensland and was sworn in the following day, following the resignation of the previous Deputy Premier
Jackie Trad
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.
He continued to be Minister for Health and Ambulance Services until the
state election in October 2020, after which he was appointed as the Minister for State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning in the
Third Palaszczuk Ministry
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.
References
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1977 births
Living people
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland
Labor Left politicians
Deputy Premiers of Queensland
21st-century Australian politicians