Craig has been the Member for Rankin since 1998. Before being elected he ran an economic and environmental consulting business. He is a former head of the Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage and the South East Queensland Transit Authority. Craig was a senior policy adviser to Bob Hawke and Wayne Goss. He was also economic adviser to Finance Minister Peter Walsh. Craig has a PhD in economics and has worked as an economist at the United Nations in Bangkok.
Craig was appointed Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy, and the Minister Assisting the Finance Minister on Deregulation upon the election of the Labor Government in 2007. In 2009, was appointed Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs while continuing in in his prior ministries.
Electorate Profile
Rankin
State:
QLD
Name Derivation:
Named after Dame Annabelle Rankin (1908-86), first Queensland woman elected to the Senate 1946-71 and the first Australian woman to hold a top-level diplomatic post as High Commissioner to New Zealand 1971-74.
Area and Location Description:
Rankin covers an area of approximately 131 sq km from Rochedale South and Priestdale in the north to Daisy Hill and Meadowbrook in the Southeast. The western divisional boundary follows the interstate railway line between Hillcrest and Algester. Suburbs include: Algester, Berrinba, Browns Plains, Calamvale, Crestmead, Daisy Hill, Drewvale, Heritage Park, Hillcrest, Kingston, Logan Central, Marsden, Parkinson, Priestdale, Regents Park, Rochedale South, Slacks Creek, Springwood, Underwood, and Woodridge.
Products/Industries of the Area:
The area covers a diverse area from residential and acreage suburbs as well as some light industry.
First Proclaimed/Election:
1984
Demographic Rating:
Outer Metropolitan
Members:
- Emerson, C (ALP) 1998-
- Beddall, D (ALP) 1984-1998