Carl Judge

Carl John Judge (born 14 June 1968) is an Australian politician. He served as a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2012 to 2015. He was elected as a member of the Liberal National Party, but quit the party to sit as an independent on 29 November 2012. He then joined the new United Australia Party (UAP) on 30 April 2013,.[1] The UAP was subsequently rebranded as the Palmer United Party and Judge later became an independent again on 8 October 2014.[2]

Carl Judge
Leader of the Palmer United Party
in Queensland
In office
11 August 2014 – 8 October 2014
DeputyJohn Bjelke-Petersen
Preceded byAlex Douglas
Succeeded byJohn Bjelke-Petersen
Member of the Queensland Parliament
for Yeerongpilly
In office
24 March 2012 – 31 January 2015
Preceded bySimon Finn
Succeeded byMark Bailey
Personal details
Born (1968-06-14) 14 June 1968
Rockhampton, Queensland
Political partyIndependent (2012–2013; 2014–present)
Other political
affiliations		Liberal National (until 2012)
Palmer United (2013–2014)
OccupationPolicy advisor
(Department of Education and Training)
Police officer
(Queensland Police)
ProfessionPublic servant
Politician

Political career

Judge defeated Simon Finn at the 2012 state election and is the first Liberal/Liberal National Party member to hold the seat, formerly called Yeronga, since 1989.[3] Judge was appointed to the Queensland Parliament's Member, Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee on 18 May 2012. He also served as a member of the Transport, Housing and Local Government Committee and was appointed to the Select Committee on Ethics.[4]

References
  1. "Queensland MPs Alex Douglas and Carl Judge join Clive Palmer's United Australia Party". The Courier-Mail. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  2. Tin, Jason (8 October 2014). "Queensland MP Carl Judge quits Palmer United Party". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  3. Green, Antony. "Yeerongpilly". Queensland Votes 2012. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  4. "Select Committee on Ethics". Queensland Parliament. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
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