Kate Jones

This article is about the politician. For the biodiversity scientist, see Kate Jones (scientist). For the American comedian, see Kate Jones (comedian).

The Honourable
Kate Jones
Minister for State Development
of Queensland
In office
11 May 2020 – 11 November 2020
PremierAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded byCameron Dick
Succeeded bySteven Miles
Minister for Innovation
of Queensland
In office
12 December 2017 – 11 November 2020
PremierAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded byLeeanne Enoch
Succeeded byStirling Hinchliffe
Minister for the Commonwealth Games
of Queensland
In office
10 February 2017 – 19 September 2019
PremierAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded byStirling Hinchliffe
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Minister for Tourism
of Queensland
In office
16 February 2015 – 11 November 2020
PremierAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded byJann Stuckey
Succeeded byStirling Hinchliffe
Minister for Education
of Queensland
In office
16 February 2015 – 11 December 2017
PremierAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded byJohn-Paul Langbroek
Succeeded byGrace Grace
Minister for Small Business and Commonwealth Games of Queensland
In office
16 February 2015 – 8 December 2015
PremierAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded byJann Stuckey
Succeeded byLeeanne Enoch (Small Business) Stirling Hinchliffe
(Commonwealth Games)
Minister for the Environment, Resource Management and Climate Change of Queensland
In office
28 March 2009 – 20 June 2011
PremierAnna Bligh
Preceded byAndrew McNamara
Succeeded byVicky Darling
Member of the Queensland Parliament for Cooper
In office
25 November 2017 – 31 October 2020
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byJonty Bush
Member of the Queensland Parliament for Ashgrove
In office
31 January 2015 – 25 November 2017
Preceded byCampbell Newman
Succeeded byseat abolished
In office
9 September 2006 – 24 March 2012
Preceded byJim Fouras
Succeeded byCampbell Newman
Personal details
Born
Kate Jennifer Jones

(1979-04-10) 10 April 1979 (age 45)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
SpousePaul Cronin (2009–present)
Children2

Kate Jennifer Jones (born 10 April 1979[citation needed]) is an Australian former politician. She served as a Labor Party Member of Parliament in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2006 to 2012, and again from 2015 to 2020. Jones first represented the seat of Ashgrove until she was defeated by eventual Premier Campbell Newman at the 2012 state election. Jones retook the seat for the Labor Party at the 2015 state election. The seat was abolished prior to the 2017 state election, so Jones contested and won the new seat of Cooper at that election. In the Palaszczuk Government, she was the Minister for Innovation and Tourism Industry Development, Minister for State Development and the Minister for the Commonwealth Games.