30th Deputy Premier of Queensland Deputy Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland
In office 28 July 2005 – 13 September 2007
Premier
Peter Beattie
Preceded by
Terry Mackenroth
Succeeded by
Paul Lucas
Minister for the Arts of Queensland
In office 12 February 2004 – 21 February 2011
Premier
Peter Beattie (2004–2007) Herself (2007–2011)
Preceded by
Matt Foley
Succeeded by
Rachel Nolan
Minister for Education of Queensland
In office 22 February 2001 – 28 July 2005
Premier
Peter Beattie
Preceded by
Dean Wells
Succeeded by
Rod Welford
Minister for Families, Community Services, Disability Services and Youth of Queensland
In office 29 June 1998 – 22 February 2001
Premier
Peter Beattie
Preceded by
Naomi Wilson
Member of the Queensland Parliament for South Brisbane
In office 15 July 1995 – 30 March 2012
Preceded by
Anne Warner
Succeeded by
Jackie Trad
National President of the Labor Party
In office August 2010 – 1 July 2011
Preceded by
Michael Williamson
Succeeded by
Jenny McAllister
Personal details
Born
Anna Maria Bligh
(1960-07-14) 14 July 1960 (age 63) Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Political party
Labor Party
Spouse(s)
Greg Withers (1986–2015) Anthony Bertini (m. 2017)
Children
Joe, Oliver
Alma mater
University of Queensland
Anna Maria BlighAC (born 14 July 1960) is a lobbyist and former Australian politician who served as the 37th Premier of Queensland, in office from 2007 to 2012 as leader of the Queensland Labor Party. She was the first woman to hold either position. In 2017, she was appointed CEO of the Australian Banking Association.
Bligh was born in Warwick, Queensland, and studied at the University of Queensland. Before entering politics she worked for various community organisations. Bligh entered the Queensland Legislative Assembly at the 1995 state election, winning the seat of South Brisbane. She was promoted to the ministry in 1998, under Peter Beattie, and became deputy premier in 2005 and state treasurer in 2006. Bligh succeeded Beattie as premier in 2007 – Queensland's first female premier and Australia's third. She led Labor to victory at the 2009 state election, but at the 2012 election suffered a landslide defeat and announced her retirement from politics. From 2010 to 2011, Bligh was National President of the Australian Labor Party.
Anna Maria Bligh AC (born 14 July 1960) is a lobbyist and former Australian politician who served as the 37th Premier of Queensland, in office from 2007...
father Henry Palaszczuk in the seat of Inala. She held several roles in the Bligh Government from 2009 to 2012, when Queensland Labor suffered a historic...
and 2006 elections. He retired in 2007 and was succeeded by his deputy AnnaBligh. After retiring as Premier, Beattie was appointed to a series of corporate...
Abby Earl (born 15 February 1989) is an Australian actress. She played AnnaBligh in the television drama A Place to Call Home. She was nominated for the...
Vice-Admiral William Bligh FRS (9 September 1754 – 7 December 1817) was a British officer in the Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. He is best known...
Assembly, a unicameral parliament. The Labor Party (ALP), led by Premier AnnaBligh, was defeated by the opposition Liberal National Party (LNP), led by Campbell...
In October 2007, the government-commissioned research was presented to AnnaBligh, who had replaced Peter Beattie as the Premier of Queensland; she ruled...
wife Christine Jensen to an official position in the Sydney diocese. AnnaBligh, who won the 2009 Queensland State election, has been accused of nepotism...
Bligh may refer to: AnnaBligh (born 1960), Australian politician Beatrice Bligh (1916–1973), Australian gardener George Miller Bligh (1780–1834), British...
parliament. The election saw the incumbent Labor government led by Premier AnnaBligh defeat the Liberal National Party of Queensland led by Opposition Leader...
polls showed he was the only non-Labor politician who matched Premier AnnaBligh's popularity during the 2010–11 Queensland floods. Jones held Ashgrove...
AnnaBligh was sworn in as Premier of Queensland on 13 September 2007 with her first ministry, replacing Peter Beattie, who had retired from politics,...
Parliament at the 2009 Queensland state election. Queensland Premier AnnaBligh asked him to serve as the Attorney-General and Minister for Industrial...
research, policy expertise, and thought leadership. In 2020, under the CEO AnnaBligh, the ABA's public profile has risen due to the industry's response to...
2010. "Daylight saving dawns on AnnaBligh". Gold Coast Bulletin. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2010. "AnnaBligh gauges support for Queensland daylight...
December 2007. The bridge was opened on 4 October 2009 by Queensland Premier AnnaBligh. Kurilpa Bridge is the world's largest hybrid tensegrity bridge. Only...
government-commissioned research was presented to a newly sworn-in Premier AnnaBligh, who ruled out holding a new referendum, despite the report indicating...
Sarah Bligh Noni Hazelhurst as Elizabeth Goddard Brett Climo as George Bligh Craig Hall as Dr. Jack Duncan David Berry as James Bligh Abby Earl as Anna Bligh...
(25 March 2012). "AnnaBligh quits: 'Labor cannot rebuild with me in its ranks'". The Sunday Mail. Retrieved 20 January 2016. "Bligh resigns after election...
Parkes-Lockwood). But it is when Sarah unwittingly discovers a potentially scandalous Bligh family secret that her future becomes forever linked with theirs. Only the...
Kidston/Liberal 18 February 1908 7 February 1911 2 years, 354 days 14. 37th AnnaBligh (1960–) Labor South Brisbane (1995–2012) 13 September 2007 26 March 2012...
and two won by independents. Following Labor's defeat former Premier AnnaBligh retired from politics and was succeeded as party leader by her former...
June 1998 13 September 2007 9 years, 85 days Labor Brisbane Central 37 AnnaBligh 2009 13 September 2007 26 March 2012 4 years, 195 days Labor South Brisbane...
Yarraman Mines. This led to the June 2010 announcement by the then Premier AnnaBligh that sand mining on the island would be phased out by 2027 and the mined...
majority. In 2007, AnnaBligh became the first female premier in Queensland after the retirement of Peter Beattie, and in 2009, Bligh became the first popularly...
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