Mark Bailey (politician)

Mark Craig Bailey is an Australian politician currently serving as the Minister for Transport and Main Roads of Queensland.[1] He has also served as the Labor member for Miller (formerly Yeerongpilly) in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2015.[2]

The Honourable
Mark Bailey
MP
Bailey in 2019
Minister for Transport of Queensland
Assumed office
12 December 2017
PremierAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded byJackie Trad
Minister for Energy, Biofuels and Water Supply of Queensland
In office
16 February 2015 – 11 December 2017
PremierAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded byMark McArdle
Succeeded byAnthony Lynham
Minister for Road Safety and Ports of Queensland
In office
16 February 2015 – 11 December 2017
PremierAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded byNew portfolio
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Minister for Main Roads of Queensland
Assumed office
16 February 2015
PremierAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded byScott Emerson
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Miller
Yeerongpilly (2015–2017)
Assumed office
31 January 2015
Preceded byCarl Judge
Brisbane City Councillor for
Moorooka Ward
In office
2 March 1994 – 4 June 2003
Succeeded bySteve Griffiths
Personal details
BornGold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Political partyLabor
Domestic partnerMeaghan Scanlon
ProfessionSecondary teacher
Policy advisor
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Early life

Bailey was a high school teacher in history and drama and has worked in transport, gambling, liquor and racing policy for the Queensland state government.[3]

Political career

Bailey was elected to Brisbane City Council in 1994, representing the ward of Moorooka during the Soorley Administration until his resignation in 2003.[4]

Member of Parliament

At the 2015 election he won the seat of Yeerongpilly from the LNP with a 14.7% swing, making it a safe Labor seat.

He was sworn in as Minister for Main Roads, Road Safety and Ports and Minister for Energy and Water Supply in the Palaszczuk Ministry on 16 February 2015. On 8 December 2015, Biofuels was added to his portfolio.[5]

Ahead of the 2017 election Yeerongpilly was abolished and replaced with the new marginal seat of Miller, which he won with a 2.6% swing.

After the election, he was appointed as Minister for Transport and Main Roads, taking over from Jackie Trad[6]

In July 2017, Bailey stood aside from his ministerial responsibilities following an investigation by the Crime and Corruption Commission into his use of a personal email account to conduct parliamentary business, and his subsequent attempts to delete emails possibly relating to his role as a member of parliament.[7] The commission concluded that Bailey had not engaged in any corrupt conduct and declined to pursue charges against him. He resumed his ministerial duties in September 2017.[8][9]

At the 2020 election he increased his margin to 13.8%, making Miller a safe Labor seat for the first time.

Personal life

In September 2018, Bailey and fellow MP Meaghan Scanlon confirmed that they had been in a relationship since 2016.[10]

See also

References
  1. "Who's who in Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's new Queensland Cabinet?". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  2. Green, Antony. "Yeerongpilly". Queensland Election 2015. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  3. "About Mark". Mark Bailey MP. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  4. "Miller - Queensland Election 2020". ABC News Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  5. "Member Detail". Parliament of Queensland. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  6. "Queensland's new Labor Cabinet sworn in at Government House". Australian Broadcasting Corporation 16 February 2015. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  7. "Minister Mark Bailey plays down private email to union boss". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  8. "Queensland Labor MP Mark Bailey avoids criminal charges over deleted private email account". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  9. "No criminal action relating to Mark Bailey's email account". Crime and Corruption Commission. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  10. Weston, Paul (8 September 2018). "Gold Coast politician couple Meaghan Scanlon and Mark Bailey in relationship". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 17 September 2020.


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