Matt Foley
Minister for Employment and Training
of Queensland
In office
22 February 2001  12 February 2004
PremierPeter Beattie
Preceded byPaul Braddy
Succeeded byTom Barton
In office
24 September 1992  31 July 1995
PremierWayne Goss
Preceded byKen Vaughan
Succeeded byWendy Edmond
Attorney-General of Queensland
and Minister for Justice
In office
29 June 1998  22 February 2001
PremierPeter Beattie
Preceded byDenver Beanland
Succeeded byRod Welford
In office
31 July 1995  19 February 1996
PremierWayne Goss
Preceded byDean Wells
Succeeded byDenver Beanland
Shadow Attorney-General
Shadow Minister for Justice
In office
22 February 1996  26 June 1998
LeaderPeter Beattie
Preceded byDenver Beanland
Succeeded byLawrence Springborg
Minister for Industrial Relations
of Queensland
In office
24 September 1992  19 February 1996
PremierWayne Goss
Preceded byKen Vaughan
Succeeded bySanto Santoro
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Yeerongpilly
Yeronga (1989–2001)
In office
2 December 1989  7 February 2004
Preceded byNorm Lee
Succeeded bySimon Finn
Personal details
Born
Matthew Joseph Foley

(1951-01-24) 24 January 1951
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political partyLabor Party
Children2 sons, 4 stepchildren
Alma materUniversity of Queensland
OccupationSolicitor, Social worker

The Hon. Matthew Joseph Foley (born 24 January 1951) is a former Australian politician.

Early life

Before entering politics, he was a barrister and social worker, and sub-dean of the Social Work Faculty at Queensland University 19811983. He was chairperson of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal (19831986), president of the Queensland Council for Civil Liberties (19851987), a member of the Criminal Law Sub-Committee of the Bar Association of Queensland and of the National Consumer Affairs Advisory Council (19881989) and National President of the Labor Lawyers Association (1989).[1]

Political career

In 1989, Foley was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Labor member for Yeronga.[1] From 1992 onward, Foley served as Attorney-General of Queensland and Minister for the Arts, among other roles, in the Wayne Goss Government.[1]

In opposition from 1996 to 1998, Foley was Shadow Attorney-General.[1]

When Labor won government under Peter Beattie in 1998, Foley was appointed Minister for the Arts, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice. At the 2001 election, his seat was abolished and he successfully contested Yeerongpilly. Judge Roslyn Atkinson has credited Foley, in his role as Queensland Attorney-General, with making the Bench more inclusive and representative of wider society, and specifically appointing more women to the Bench.[2] After the election, he became Minister for Employment, Training and Youth, keeping his responsibility for the Arts but leaving his legal portfolios.

Foley retired from politics in 2004.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. Interview with Judge Roslyn Atkinson, 'The Conversation Hour', ABC Radio National, 10 October 2015. http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2015/10/19/4334218.htm. Accessed 28 October 2015
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