Shane King (politician) explained

Shane King
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Constituency Am:Kallangur
Assembly:Queensland Legislative
Term Start:31 January 2015
Term End:25 November 2017
Predecessor:Trevor Ruthenberg
Successor:Seat abolished
Constituency Am2:Kurwongbah
Assembly2:Queensland Legislative
Term Start2:25 November 2017
Predecessor2:New seat
Birth Date:1969 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Brisbane, Queensland
Party:Labor
Spouse:Angela King
Children:1
Profession:Electrician

Shane Roderick King (born 15 January 1969) is an Australian politician. He has been the Labor member for Kurwongbah (formerly Kallangur) in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2015.[1]

Shane attended High School at Pine Rivers High before commencing an apprenticeship as an Electrical Fitter Mechanic with QEC (now Powerlink).

He has worked the majority of his life all across Queensland in the Electricity Supply Industry but has also worked in rural and remote Australia for Rio Tinto in their Western Australian Iron Ore mines.

King has tertiary qualifications in Occupational Health and Hygiene as well as Certificate IV qualifications in Frontline Management, Training and Assessing and Workplace Health and Safety. He is a long time Workplace delegate for the Electrical Trade Union, providing advice and guidance to union members.[2]

Since 2015, King has served as Chair of the Utilities, Science and Innovation Committee, Chair of the Transportation and Utilities Committee and Chair of the Public Works and Utilities Committee respectively. He also served as a member of the Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Committee between 2018 and 2019.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kallangur. Queensland Election 2015. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Green. Antony. Antony Green. 1 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20190430051001/https://www.abc.net.au/news/qld-election-2015/guide/kall/. 30 April 2019. live.
  2. News: About Shane - Shane King - State Member for Kurwongbah. Shane King - State Member for Kurwongbah. 2018-07-17. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20190310191507/http://www.shaneking.net.au/?page_id=7. 10 March 2019. live.
  3. Web site: Member Details - Mr Shane King . Queensland Parliament . Queensland Government . 8 October 2020.