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Merri Rose
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Currumbin
In office
19 September 1992 – 7 February 2004
Preceded byTrevor Coomber
Succeeded byJann Stuckey
Personal details
Born

Merrilyn Miriam Gittins


(1955-01-24) 24 January 1955 (age 69)
Kilcoy, Queensland, Australia
Political partyLabor

Merrilyn Miriam Rose (born 24 January 1955) was a minister in the Beattie government and member for Currumbin in the Queensland Parliament.[1]

Early life[edit]

She was born Merrilyn Miriam Gittins in Kilcoy, Queensland in 1955 and attended Kilcoy State High School and St Rita's Clayfield.[1]

Career[edit]

Rose was elected as the member for Currumbin at the 1992 Queensland election. After the 2001 election, the Premier of Queensland, Peter Beattie, appointed her Minister for Tourism and Racing. She was appointed Minister for Tourism, Racing and Fair Trading in 2001.

Rose came under fire when it emerged that her son had driven her ministerial car to watch sporting events in Sydney, and also faced accusations of bullying staff. The controversy grew to a point that Beattie was forced to sack her from cabinet just before the 2004 election.[2] At that election, Jann Stuckey of the Liberal Party soundly defeated Rose, who suffered a massive 17.7 percent swing against her.

Blackmail conviction[edit]

Rose had trouble finding a job after the election, and sought an appointment in the Queensland public sector. On 30 May 2007, she pleaded guilty to demanding benefit with threats in October 2006, in relation to her efforts to gain such an appointment.[3] Rose was sentenced to 18 months' jail the following day.[4]

Documenting her experiences after three months in jail, Rose appeared on ABC Television's Australian Story series on 20 October 2008.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Crown Content Who's Who in Australia 2007, page 1771
  • ^ "Currumbin - Queensland Votes 2012 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". www.abc.net.au. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  • ^ "Ex-minister guilty of blackmail". Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. 31 May 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  • ^ "Former Qld minister jailed for blackmail". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 31 May 2007. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  • ^ "A Sea of Troubles". Australian Story. ABC. 19 October 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  • Parliament of Queensland
    Preceded by

    Trevor Coomber

    Member for Currumbin
    1992–2004
    Succeeded by

    Jann Stuckey


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