Margaret Keech

Margaret Majella Keech (born 18 September 1954) is an Australian Labor Party politician who formerly served as a minister in the Cabinet of Queensland, the Government Whip, and the Member of Parliament for Albert.

The Hon

Margaret Keech
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Albert
In office
17 February 2001 – 23 March 2012
Preceded byBill Baumann
Succeeded byMark Boothman
Personal details
Born (1954-09-18) 18 September 1954
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor
OccupationTeacher, Lecturer

Prior to entering Parliament, Keech was a language and learning advisor for international students, ranging from kindergartners to post-doctoral students at the Queensland University of Technology.

In 2001, she was the first woman elected to represent Albert in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. She was Labour's Caucus Secretary from 28 March 2001 to February 2004. Keech served as Minister for Tourism, Fair Trading and Wine Industry Development in the Beattie Ministry from March 2004, taking on the additional role of Minister for Women in November 2006. When Anna Bligh installed her Ministry in September 2007, Keech was appointed Minister for Child Safety and Women. She was made Government Whip in March 2009, in which role she served until she lost her seat at the 2012 to Mark Boothman.[1]

In 1981, Keech started the first public playgroup in Beenleigh and later established the popular Sunday craft market in Main St. She is also the co-founder of the local Residents Association and was chair of the Beenleigh Police District Community Consultative Committee.

Keech has a small business background and is a member of the Beenleigh Yatala Chamber of Commerce and the Australian Services Union.

She has a Master of Arts, a Bachelor of Economics, a Graduate Diploma in Teaching and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics.

Keech and her husband Peter and their three children, James, Joshua and Helen, have lived in Albert since 1980.

See also

References
  1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Bill Baumann		 Member for Albert
2001–2012		 Succeeded by
Mark Boothman
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