Darryl Briskey

Darryl Briskey
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Redlands
In office
2 February 1989 – 19 September 1992
Preceded byPaul Clauson
Succeeded byJohn Budd
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Cleveland
In office
19 September 1992 – 9 September 2006
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byPhil Weightman
Personal details
Born
Darryl James Briskey

(1955-08-24) 24 August 1955 (age 69)
Roma, Queensland, Australia
Political partyLabor
OccupationSchool teacher

Darryl James Briskey (born 24 August 1955) is a former Australian politician. Born in Roma, Queensland, he was a teacher before entering politics. In 1978, he joined the Cleveland branch of the Labor Party. In 1989, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Labor member for Redlands, transferring to Cleveland in 1992. He continued to represent the seat until his retirement in 2006.[1]

Briskey unsuccessfully contested the 2013 federal election for the Australian Labor Party in the electorate of Bowman, against the Liberal National Party incumbent, Andrew Laming.[2]

  1. ^ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Laming back again in Bowman". Redland City Bulletin. 8 September 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2016.