Rachel Genevieve Nolan (born 1974) is a former

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n politician. She was elected as the state member for

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on 17 February 2001. At the time she was

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's youngest ever female MP. She held the seat until 26 March 2012. Nolan was educated at the

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, in

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. Prior to entering Parliament she worked as a political adviser to the

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's then Leader of the Opposition and the Queensland

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Government. In October 2006 Nolan was recognised as the

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's Young Alumnus of the Year.

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appointed Nolan Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communities, Disability Services, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Partnerships, Multicultural Affairs, Seniors and Youth (

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) in her first

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. Following the March 2009 state election, she was promoted to Minister for Transport. Then, in the February 2011 reshuffle, she was given the new post of Minister of Finance and received Bligh's Arts portfolio as well. When

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resigned from Cabinet to concentrate on defending her seat of Ashgrove against LNP leader

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, Nolan was assigned the additional brief of National Resources. Nolan was defeated in the 2012 Queensland Government election by liberal candidate for Ipswich, Ian Berry.

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