Barbara Gwendoline Stone (born 28 January 1962) is an Australian

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. She was a member of the

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for Springwood and is a member of the Labor Party.

Before politics

Stone graduated with an Associate

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and a

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(HRM) at

Queensland University of Technology Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a public research university located in the urban coastal city of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. QUT is located on two campuses in the Brisbane area viz. Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove. The univ ...

. She then worked at

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for a number of years before becoming an Electorate Officer for

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, State Member for

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Politics

Stone entered Parliament after the 2001 state election, having been selected after the sitting member, Labor's

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, resigned in the wake of an electoral rorting scandal. She subsequently won the 2004, 2006 and 2009 elections, making her the longest-serving Member in the Springwood electorate. She lost the seat at the 2012 state election. Stone served in a number of positions in the government, including as the Chair of the Law, Justice and Safety Committee. She was also a member of a number of Ministerial Legislative Committees including Police and Corrective Services, Transport and Main Roads, Emergency Services and Sports, and was elected Chair of Caucus for the Labor Party.

References

External links

Official website
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