Tarnya Smith

Tarnya Smith
Shadow Minister for Science, Innovation and the Digital Economy
In office 6 May 2016 – 25 November 2017
Leader	Tim Nicholls
Preceded by	John McVeigh
Shadow Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Multicultural Affairs
In office 14 February 2015 – 6 May 2016
Leader	Lawrence Springborg
Preceded by	Desley Scott
Succeeded by	Fiona Simpson
Assistant Minister for Child Safety
In office 15 February 2013 – 14 February 2015
Premier	Campbell Newman
Preceded by	Rob Molhoek
Succeeded by	post abolished
Member of the Queensland Parliament for Mount Ommaney
In office 24 March 2012 – 25 November 2017
Preceded by	Julie Attwood
Succeeded by	Jess Pugh
Personal details
Born	(1965-03-17) 17 March 1965 (age 59) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Liberal National
Spouse	Steve Smith
Occupation	Businesswoman

Tarnya Lisa Smith (born 17 March 1965) is an Australian politician. She was a Liberal National member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2012 to 2017, representing the electorate of Mount Ommaney.^[1]

Smith, who had been the candidate for the federal seat of Oxley at the 2010 state election, was elected to the Legislative Assembly at the 2012 state election, defeating new Labor candidate Ben Marczyk. She narrowly retained Mount Ommaney following the 2015 election. The narrow defeat of the Newman Government relegated the LNP to opposition and Smith was promoted to Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Multicultural Affairs by Lawrence Springborg. Her elevation to Shadow Minister for Science, Innovation and the Digital Economy came with the election of Tim Nicholls as Opposition Leader on 6 May 2015.

Smith's seat of Mount Ommaney was altered by an electoral redistribution for the 2017 state election: her 0.2% majority from the 2015 election, already the narrowest in the state, became a 1.0% Labor margin on the new boundaries, making it a notionally Labor seat. She recontested her seat, but was defeated by Labor candidate Jess Pugh.^[2]

References

1. "Mount Ommaney - Queensland Votes 2012 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
2. "Electorate: Mount Ommaney". Queensland Votes. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 November 2017.

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Julie Attwood	Member for Mount Ommaney 2012–2017	Succeeded by Jess Pugh