Brittany Lauga

Australian politician; Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly

Brittany Lauga

Brittany Lauga, 2015

Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Keppel

Incumbent

Assumed office
31 January 2015
Preceded by| Bruce Young
Personal details
Born|

Brittany Louise McKee

(1986-06-19) 19 June 1986 (age 38)
Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia
Political party| Labor
Residence| Yeppoon
Alma mater| Queensland University of Technology
Profession| Urban and Regional planner
Website| brittanylauga.com.au

Brittany Louise Lauga (née McKee;[1][2] born 19 June 1986) is an Australian politician and town planner.[3] She has been the Labor member for Keppel in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2015.[4]

## Early life, education and non-political career

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Lauga grew up in Central Queensland, Australia, where her current residence is at the suburb of Parkhurst, in the Electoral District of Keppel.

For high school Lauga went to Rockhampton Grammar School where she graduated in 2003. She went on to study a dual Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Justice at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane partially for two years, then moving onto a Bachelor of Urban Development and graduating with honours. While Lauga was studying her Bachelor of Urban Development she was a founding member of the QUT Planning Students Association and a General Secretary of the QUT Student Guild. Lauga later commenced a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at CQUniversity in Rockhampton.

After graduating as a town planner, Lauga went to work for Craven Ovenden Town Planning as a student town planner. After leaving Craven Ovenden Town Planning, Lauga went on and worked for the Department of Housing and Public Works within Project Services involving the planning and project management of social housing. Lauga then went on to work for Central Queensland consulting firm, CQG Consulting.

## Personal life

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In April 2017, Lauga announced that she was expecting her first child.[5] She gave birth to a daughter in October.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "Keppel Candidate Profile : 2015 State General Election". Electoral Commission Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
2. ^ "QUT alumnus awarded young planner of the year". Showcase. Queensland University of Technology - Science and Engineering. 26 November 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
3. ^ "Brittany Lauga for Keppel". Queensland Labor. A Chisholm. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
4. ^ Green, Antony. "Keppel". Queensland Election 2015. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
5. ^ Smith, Leighton (22 April 2017). "Exciting truth behind local leader's belly bump revealed". The Morning Bulletin. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
6. ^ Mesner, Kerri-Anne (23 October 2017). "Keppel baby watch is over as Lauga welcomes daughter to the world". The Morning Bulletin. Retrieved 30 October 2017.

Parliament of Queensland

Preceded by

Bruce Young

|  Member for Keppel
2015–present  | Incumbent

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Current Ministry of the Queensland Government

Ministers|

* Boyd
* Butcher
* D'Ath
* de Brenni
* Dick (Deputy Premier)
* Enoch
* Farmer
* Fentiman
* Furner
* Grace
* Healy
* McCallum
* Mellish
* Miles (Premier)
* Mullen
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Current members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland

Labor (51)|

* Mark Bailey
* Nikki Boyd
* Don Brown
* Jonty Bush
* Glenn Butcher
* Craig Crawford
* Yvette D'Ath
* Mick de Brenni
* Cameron Dick
* Leeanne Enoch
* Di Farmer
* Shannon Fentiman
* Mark Furner
* Julieanne Gilbert
* Grace Grace
* Aaron Harper
* Michael Healy
* Stirling Hinchliffe
* Jennifer Howard
* Jason Hunt
* Joe Kelly
* Ali King
* Shane King
* Brittany Lauga
* Leanne Linard
* Cynthia Lui
* James Martin
* Lance McCallum
* Melissa McMahon
* Corrine McMillan
* Bart Mellish
* Steven Miles
* Charis Mullen
* Margie Nightingale
* Barry O'Rourke
* Joan Pease
* Curtis Pitt
* Linus Power
* Jess Pugh
* Kim Richards
* Peter Russo
* Mark Ryan
* Bruce Saunders
* Meaghan Scanlon
* Robert Skelton
* Tom Smith
* Scott Stewart
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* Adrian Tantari
* Les Walker
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Liberal National (35)|

* Ros Bates
* Stephen Bennett
* Jarrod Bleijie
* Mark Boothman
* Amanda Camm
* Michael Crandon
* David Crisafulli
* Deb Frecklington
* Laura Gerber
* Michael Hart
* Bryson Head
* David Janetzki
* Jon Krause
* John-Paul Langbroek
* Dale Last
* Ann Leahy
* James Lister
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* Brent Mickelberg
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* Steve Minnikin
* Rob Molhoek
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* Andrew Powell
* Dan Purdie
* Mark Robinson
* Christian Rowan
* Fiona Simpson
* Ray Stevens
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* Pat Weir
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Katter's Australian (3)|

* Nick Dametto
* Robbie Katter
* Shane Knuth

Greens (2)|

* Michael Berkman
* Amy MacMahon

One Nation (1)|

* Stephen Andrew

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* Sandy Bolton

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