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The Honourable Kerry Shine MP Attorney-General, Minister for Justice and Minister Assisting the Premier in Western Queensland
Kerry Shine was appointed Queensland’s Attorney-General, Minister for Justice and Minister Assisting the Premier in Western Queensland on 1 November 2006. The Office of Fair Trading joined the portfolio in September 2007. Mr Shine was elected to State Parliament as the Member for Toowoomba North in 2001. Mr Shine’s other portfolio responsibilities have included:
Minister for Natural Resources and Water (13 September to 1 November 2006) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communities, Disability Services and Seniors and Premier’s Adviser on Western Queensland (28 July 2005 to 13 September 2006). Prior to entering politics, Mr Shine practised as a solicitor for more than 30 years. He commenced a practice in his home town of Toowoomba in 1976.

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