Glenn Butcher (politician)

Glenn James Butcher (born 15 April 1972) is an Australian politician currently serving as the Queensland Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing and Minister for Water. He previously served as the Assistant Minister for Local Government and Infrastructure and Assistant Minister for Transport and Infrastructure respectively. He has been the Labor member for Gladstone in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2015.

The Honourable Glenn Butcher MP
Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing of Queensland
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 May 2020
Premier	Annastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded by	Cameron Dick (Manufacturing)
Assistant Minister for Transport and Infrastructure of Queensland
In office 11 December 2017 – 10 May 2020
Premier	Annastacia Palaszczuk
Assistant Minister for Local Government and Infrastructure of Queensland
In office 11 November 2016 – 10 December 2017
Premier	Annastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded by	Jennifer Howard
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Gladstone
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 January 2015
Preceded by	Liz Cunningham
Majority	23.49%
Personal details
Born	15 April 1972 Gladstone, Queensland
Political party	Labor
Occupation	Mechanical fitter and machinist

Career

Butcher had contested Gladstone in 2012, losing to incumbent independent MP Liz Cunningham.[1]

Following Cunningham's decision to retire in the lead up to the 2015 election, Gladstone was considered a notionally Labor seat. Butcher won the seat with a 23.2% primary vote swing, and a 25.9% two-party preferred swing in his favour.[2]

Butcher consolidated his hold on Gladstone in 2017, helped by a redistribution that notionally increased his majority from 11.9% to 13%. He picked up a two-candidate swing of 10.7% at the election, this time over a One Nation candidate, with the LNP candidate falling to third place.[3] He was re-elected in 2020 with a primary vote of 64.4%.[4]

In May 2020 Butcher was appointed as the new Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing in the Second Palaszczuk Ministry, and gained the portfolio of Water following the 2020 Queensland state election.[5]

See also

• First Palaszczuk Ministry
• Second Palaszczuk Ministry
• Third Palaszczuk Ministry

References

1. "2012 State General Election - Gladstone - District Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
2. Green, Antony. "Gladstone". Queensland Election 2015. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
3. Green, Antony. "Gladstone". Queensland Election 2017. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
4. "2020 state general election - Gladstone". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
5. "Who's who in Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's new Queensland Cabinet?". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 15 November 2020.