Margie Nightingale

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Margie Nightingale
Nightingale in 2024
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Inala
Assumed office
16 March 2024
Preceded byAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Personal details
Born1972 (age 51–52)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political partyLabor
ProfessionNurse, teacher, politician
WebsiteMargie Nightingale

Margaret Ellen Nightingale (born 1972) is an Australian politician who has been the Labor Party member for Inala in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland since the 2024 Inala state by-election.[1]

Before being elected, Nightingale was a nurse and a teacher.[2] She was also a policy adviser to Queensland treasurer Cameron Dick.[3]

Early life[edit]

Nightingale was born at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia in 1972. She grew up in suburban Inala, attended school locally and raised her family in that community.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.theaustralian.com.au/breaking-news/queenslanders-are-voting-in-all-77-local-councils-and-two-state-seat-byelections-on-saturday/news-story/8144929170f800e537beb0fcfd86fff1
  2. ^ "Queensland Labor". Queensland Labor. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  3. ^ Lynch, Lydia (1 January 2024). "Woman tipped to replace Annastacia Palaszczuk in ultra-safe Labor seat of Inala". The Australian.
  4. ^ https://queenslandlabor.org/margie-nightingale/%7CMargie Nightingale
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Inala
2024–present
Incumbent