Joanna Lindgren

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Senator
Joanna Lindgren
Member of the Australian Senate for Queensland
Assumed office
21 May 2015
Preceded by Brett Mason
Personal details
Born (1969-11-05) 5 November 1969 (age 54)
Brisbane
Nationality Australian
Political party Liberal National
Spouse(s) Peter Anderson-Barr
Alma mater Griffith University
Profession Schoolteacher
Religion Roman Catholicism

Joanna Maria "Jo" Lindgren (born 5 November 1969) is a Liberal National Party member of the Australian Senate. On 21 May 2015, she was appointed by the Parliament of Queensland to fill the casual vacancy caused by Queensland senator Brett Mason's resignation.

Born in Brisbane, Lindgren attended Brigidine College in Indooroopilly and St Peter Claver College in Riverview,[1] and subsequently went on to Griffith University, receiving a graduate diploma in education after her initial arts degree. Before entering politics, she worked as a high-school teacher in Brisbane, and was also a member of the Australian Army Reserve.[2] At the 2012 state election, Lindgren contested the seat of Inala, a safe Labor seat held by Annastacia Palaszczuk (a future premier). She failed to win the seat, but did record a two-party preferred (2PP) swing of 14.63 points towards the LNP, finishing with 43.10% of the final 2PP vote.[3]

Following the resignation of LNP senator Brett Mason in April 2015, Lindgren was one of nine candidates to contest the casual vacancy, with her chief opponent being Bill Glasson, a former president of the Australian Medical Association.[4] She won the vote, and at the same time, was also preselected for the third position on the LNP senate ticket at the 2016 federal election.[5][6] A sitting of the Queensland Parliament formally appointed Lindgren to fill the vacancy on 21 May 2015.[7] She has chosen to join the federal Liberal partyroom (rather than the Nationals), as LNP members may choose between the two.[8] The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Lindgren was a "surprise candidate" who "opposes gay marriage, abortion and euthanasia" after the Liberal party opposed Glasson's support for gay rights.[9]

Lindgren is an Aboriginal Australian with Jagera and Mununjali ancestry. Her granduncle, Neville Bonner, was also a senator for Queensland, and was the first Indigenous Australian in the Australian Parliament.[5] Lindgren's husband, Peter Anderson-Barr, is a policeman, and was briefly an LNP candidate for the seat of Logan at the 2012 state election, but withdrew before the close of nominations.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bio – Senator Joanna Lindgren. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Antony Green (3 April 2012). QueenslandVotes: Inala – Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  3. ↑ 2012 State General Election - Inala - District Summary – Electoral Commission Queensland. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  4. ↑ (16 May 2015). "Joanna Lindgren to replace Brett Mason as Liberal National Party senator from Queensland" – ABC News. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cameron Atfield (16 May 2015). "Neville Bonner's great-niece Joanna Lindgren appointed Queensland senator by LNP" – The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  6. ↑ Sarah Vogler (16 May 2015). "Joanna Lindgren will replace LNP senator Brett Mason" – The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
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  8. ↑ List of Senators – Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Michael McKenna and Sean Parnell (28 January 2012). "Campbell Newman blindsided by jockeying for spoils of government" – The Australian. Retrieved 18 May 2015.

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