Deputy Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
In office 24 March 2015 – 16 February 2016
Preceded by
Mark Robinson
Succeeded by
Di Farmer
Member of the Queensland Parliament for McConnel Brisbane Central (2007–2017)
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 January 2015
Preceded by
Robert Cavallucci
In office 13 October 2007 – 24 March 2012
Preceded by
Peter Beattie
Succeeded by
Robert Cavallucci
Personal details
Born
Ignazia Graziella Farfaglia
(1958-08-12) 12 August 1958 (age 65) Brisbane, Queensland
Political party
Labor
Spouse
Michael Grace
Signature
Website
www.gracegracemp.com
Ignazia Graziella "Grace" Grace (née Farfaglia;[a] born 12 August 1958) is an Australian politician from the state of Queensland. She has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for the seat of McConnel and its predecessor seat, Brisbane Central, for all but two years since 2007. She is a member of the Labor Party.
Grace was born in Brisbane, Queensland, the daughter of an Italian migrant cane cutter. She was an industrial relations advisor to the Keating government until 1995 when she was elected as assistant general secretary, and in 2000 the first female general secretary, of the Queensland Council of Unions.[1]
Grace was elected to the Legislative Assembly at the 2007 Brisbane Central state by-election following the resignation of Premier Peter Beattie. The Coalition did not field a candidate. She won the seat again in the 2009 state election, despite an 8.4 percent swing to the newly merged Liberal National Party (LNP).
Grace was a notable supporter of the ALP government's decision to legislate civil partnerships for homosexual couples in Queensland. New Farm and Fortitude Valley, the main centres for Brisbane's gay community, are both in her electorate and she has built close ties with gay rights organisations.
In the 2012 state election she lost her seat to the LNP's Robert Cavallucci. She regained her seat in the 2015 Queensland state election. She was elected Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, under Peter Wellington, and was given three Ministerial portfolios in a cabinet reshuffle on 7 December 2015.[2]
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^Notable unionist tipped for seat Archived 14 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, The Australian, 12 September 2007.
^Agius, Kim (7 December 2015). "Queensland Cabinet reshuffle: Who's going where?". ABC News. ABC News. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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