| 词条 | Margaret Keech |
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|honorific-prefix = The Hon |name = Margaret Keech |honorific-suffix = |image = |caption = | constituency_AM1 = Albert | assembly1 = Queensland Legislative | term_start1 = 17 February 2001 | term_end1 = 23 March 2012 | predecessor1 = Bill Baumann | successor1 = Mark Boothman |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|9|18|df=y}} |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |restingplace = |birthname = |nationality = Australian |party = Labor |otherparty = |spouse = | alma_mater = | occupation = Teacher, Lecturer | relations = | religion = }} 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. 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 2005, 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
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Former Members|publisher=Parliament of Queensland|year=2015| url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=1819768246|accessdate= 4 February 2015}} {{s-start}}{{s-par|au-qld}}{{succession box | title=Member for Albert | before=Bill Baumann | after=Mark Boothman | years=2001–2012}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Keech, Margaret}} 7 : 1954 births|Living people|Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly|Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland|21st-century Australian politicians|21st-century women politicians|Women members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly |
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