Jason Costigan

Jason Costigan
Leader of North Queensland First
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 November 2019[1]
PresidentRichard Filewood
Preceded byPosition established
Shadow Assistant Minister for North Queensland
In office
10 May 2016 – 14 December 2017
LeaderTim Nicholls
Deb Frecklington
Preceded byAndrew Cripps
Succeeded byDale Last
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Whitsunday
In office
24 March 2012 – 6 October 2020
Preceded byJan Jarratt
Succeeded byAmanda Camm
Personal details
Born (1971-06-13) 13 June 1971 (age 53)
Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Political partyNorth Queensland First (since 2019)
Other political
affiliations
EducationSt Mary’s Catholic Primary School
Mackay State High School[2]
OccupationRugby league commentator

Jason Noel Costigan (born 13 June 1971) is an Australian radio commentator and former politician who was a Member of Parliament in the Queensland Legislative Assembly and leader of the North Queensland First party. Costigan was previously an independent politician and rugby league commentator. He was a member of the Liberal National Party (LNP) until being expelled from the party in February 2019. He had been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Whitsunday until 2020, first being elected in 2012 after defeating Jan Jarratt at that year's state election.[3]

  1. ^ "Member Details – Jason Costigan". Parliament.qld.gov. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Jason Costigan Maiden/Inaugural Speech" (PDF). 30 May 2012. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Whitsunday - Queensland Votes 2012". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2018.