Lorraine Bird

Lorraine Bird
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Whitsunday
In office 2 December 1989 – 13 June 1998
Preceded by	Geoff Muntz
Succeeded by	Harry Black
Personal details
Born	(1942-02-12) 12 February 1942 (age 82)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Labor
Occupation	Antique dealer, Counsellor

Lorraine Rita Bird (born 12 February 1942) is a former Australian politician.

Bird worked as an antiques dealer and community development worker, and joined the Labor Party in 1979. In 1985 she was elected to Pioneer Shire Council (serving until 1991), and in 1989 was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Whitsunday. In February 1996 she was appointed Shadow Minister for Tourism, and she was shuffled to Shadow Minister for Public Works and Administrative Services in December 1996 before leaving the front bench in August 1997. In 1998 she was defeated by a One Nation candidate.^[1]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Geoff Muntz	Member for Whitsunday 1989–1998	Succeeded by Harry Black